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ABOVE PHOTO:  The cast of Fox-TV superhit drama “Empire.” By J. Whyatt Mondesire Doped.     Stoned. Pickled.     Zonked. Choose from the adjectives above, as all of them describe me and thousands of other fans of “Empire,”which debuted on FOX-TV in January and instantly morphed into a new form of “video cocaine.” A…

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By J. Whyatt Mondesire The first numbers are in for the upcoming municipal elections and already things are looking poorly. No…I’m not talking about voter turnout rates or name recognition percentages from assorted focus groups. After all, the first nominating petitions can’t go out for just under two weeks yet. This time, I’m focused on…

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By J. Whyatt Mondesire Think of the decision by a St. Louis County Grand Jury not to indict former Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson as a 21st century Emmett Till moment. For the thousands of Millennials who were too busy Facebooking, Tweeting and exchanging “selfies” to appreciate that thing we old-heads call the Civil…

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By J. Whyatt Mondesire Cynicism and disillusionment trumped hope and change in last Tuesday’s midterm elections; not because Republicans promised to produce a better America but rather because they promoted an America with a smaller, weaker version of President Barack Obama. In spite of some pretty decent statistics showing a rising stock market, lower gas…

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Now that the hideously overblown shenanigans over who sent whom porno e-mails via state-sponsored computers have checkmated a state Supreme Court justice, it’s time to start thinking about his replacement. After all, the next Primary Election will be held in just seven months. Moreover, with the abrupt retirement of former Justice Seamus McCaffery the state’s…

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Well, since it’s less than two weeks before the seemingly inevitability of Tom Wolf’s election as our next governor, it’s probably smart to begin envisioning what his administration will look like and what its priorities will be. Even as the race tightened in its closing days, Wolf’s early double-digit lead in the polls over Gov….

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Almost 30 years ago when I was Chief of Staff for then Congressman Bill Gray I was dispatched during my off-the-clock hours to work for the Democrat running for District Attorney, Judge Robert Williams, a diminutive, nattily dressed, up-tempo man who had been endorsed by the party to be the first African American District Attorney. …

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This Sunday Oct. 5, 2014 FreedomQUEST, the Philadelphia SUN’s premiere radio program will feature interviews with guests State Rep. Curtis Thomas and Sen. candidate Art Howard, who will talk about Public Schools with host J. Whyatt Mondesire, Publisher of the Philadelphia Sunday SUN.   FreedomQUEST is heard each Sunday at 7 AM on WDAS/FM, 105.3.

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama talks with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Mo., in Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., August 14, 2014.   (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)    By  J. Whyatt Mondesire When Mr. Obama won his first national election, many black people celebrated copiously and wept with unrestrained joy….

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