Since the beginning of the war, the mainstream media outlets in the West have been manufacturing reality and hegemony of thought that is conducive to the US and its allies’ interest to topple the government of Ethiopia...
Not to take away from collective learning and celebration of Black History month, but this is not a celebratory essay because I'm Black every month, and I think of our history every day. For this essay, I'm going to attempt to critique the current debate around
I am tired of this pandemic - seriously, it's dampening my hope of a fresh start. What about you? In the first ten days of 2022, here is what is on my mind - I'm midway through my life - life expectancy for Black women in
Since Christmas Day, two tragic shootings have occurred in Chicago [https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/23/22852472/4-hurt-oakbrook-center-mall-mall-shooting-lockdown] and Denver [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/28/denver-lakewood-shooting-spree-5-dead-including-suspect-updates/9031914002/] , respectively, that have caught my attention. In reading the local news reports, the characterizations of those
On Friday, a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts [https://apnews.com/article/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-kenosha-3febaa501c57a6b54e168353fe0b2a26] : first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Â Two other counts the judge dismissed before the jury started
Author's note: I wrote this essay [https://www.fortyfiveacres.com/vaccines-and-robots/] in September; some things may be slightly out of date, but given the recent news, I think it's evergreen. I'm re-sending this essay [https://www.theweeklyfertilizer.com/vaccines-and-robots/] because it's applicable,
Once news of the Delta variant began to subside, pundits and policymakers began to obsess over inflation. That talk of inflation triggered the memories of the gas lines from the pair of energy crises in the 1970s that helped spur the Great Inflation. Less than a month before the election,
Black people have consistently given their lives through military service for America - a commitment to fight for America's values and a "more perfect union," even though America has not returned that honor and commitment to Black people. It's an extreme contradiction.
I cannot promise it will not be jarring or that you will not cringe. But I will promise you that you will see the genius of Chappelle's artistry. He pushes the boundaries around the "self versus other" dichotomy, and he will push to ask some serious questions about race.
Volume 3, Episode 2 Last week, I wrote about President Biden and the US government's deplorable treatment of the Haitian refugees. What we've seen this week by the Biden Administration are words without action. More on this point later. You've seen by now the
Let Me Set the Framing: Many of us call Afghanistan the perpetual 20-year war, where US taxpayers spent $2.26 trillion [https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/16/bill-afghanistan-war-226-trillion-and-still-rising.html] , and no, that doesn’t count interest and the thousands of lives lost. But, we still ask, for what?
People are ultimately missing how the global pandemic's fallout will redefine or reshape the haves and have nots. Put another way, the policies created around who has had COVID-19 (the long-term effects) and who have taken the vaccine will further define your status in society.
