Another week, another hashtag. There was a time when I eagerly latched on to any narrative that dominated my timelines, particularly those which related to race relations in my country. But when news of the latest outrage erupts online I now caution myself to stop, breathe and take some time to think. I don’t see […]
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The fallout from the hacking of Sony Entertainment Group’s emails continues to make news. The most recent story revealed that actor Ben Affleck requested to have a remote slaveowning ancestor removed from the PBS documentary “Finding Your Roots”. Affleck and PBS have both faced criticism for the decision. Personally I do not feel that Affleck […]
Read MoreLast week popular ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith made interesting comments regarding the allegiance African-Americans have to the Democratic Party and his wish that they would switch to the GOP. Though he’s not the first to state this, he engages in some of the same historical amnesia that others display on this issue. In this […]
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