Commentary

ABOVE CARTOON:  Bob Englehart (caglecartoons.com) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson GOP presidential contender Donald Trump loudly boasts that he has turned out “millions” of new voters. He gloats that these are the people the GOP has never seen before. The millions figure is vintage Trump bunkum since there is no way to measure just how many…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Federal employees “White Men’s Waiting Room,” at the Public Health Service Dispensary, in Washington, D.C. Race discrimination sign, “Colored Men’s Waiting Room,” appears at left. Photo ca.1920.  (Photo: Everett Historical) By Minister Rodney Muhammad When I was in school, my teacher would do an exercise with us designed to develop our powers of…

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The Cultural Coach By Linda Wallace [email protected] Dear Cultural Coach: As a college professor, I am startled by some of the scantily-clad women students in my class. Some of these outfits I couldn’t wear in front of my own husband. I like these young people very much and enjoy our discussions, but I feel this…

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ABOVE CARTOON: David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star   By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The conventional wisdom is that the Republican candidate who poses a far greater peril than Donald Trump can’t possibly win the GOP presidential nomination, and would have absolutely no chance in a general election. The result is that few have actually taken the time…

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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media The latest fad in GOP circles is that when a Republican candidate, an elected official, or some GOP connected notable makes a racist crack, dig, or slur is to issue a pious, indignant statement denouncing the racist quip or act. The new GOP fad was on ample display…

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By Linda Wallace Without making sure the needs of all workers are met, diversifying a work environment can be harder than it has to be. Dear Cultural Coach: I have a black boss, and three black co-workers. I just completed a training program. The black girl (in training) completely missed her fourth day of work…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  (David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star)   By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Bill Clinton barely got the words out of his mouth lambasting the Bernie Sanders camp for what he bluntly said were attacks on Hillary that were to sexist and too “profane” to repeat when a Sanders campaign official shot back that the attack…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  (Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo New) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson GOP leaders, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, predictably wasted no time in swearing that anyone who President Barack Obama named to replace the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia had zero chance of being confirmed. McConnell saw no contradiction in the fact…

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By Linda Wallace This is a brief message to our presidential candidates and their supporters. After reading, listening and viewing footage of recent discourse, I thought I might gently point out that our diverse American family has lost sight of its higher purpose. I’ve identified a few of the more toxic strategies dividing us, from…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Civil Rights marchers at the 50th Anniversary of the march on Washington and Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream Speech, August 24, 2013, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.  (Photo: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com) By Rahim Islam “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately” said Ben Franklin when signing…

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