AMERICA, AMERICA Winter arrived on 12/21 as the world approaches the holidays. That same day was when the two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, formed a conjunction, appearing as one, an occurrence which happens every 800 years. Their qualities are as different as day and night. That was the same day […]readmore
WINTER IN AMERICA 2020December 14 was a twofold joyful day for America. It was the day 1) when the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine rolled out across the US and Americans were inoculated. 2) It was the day when the US electors from 50 states confirmed the election day victories for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect […]readmore
AMERICA, AMERICA NATION TIME: For more than a week, African Americans and their leaders at the NAACP, the National Urban League, the National Action Network, listened in disbelief to president-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees. Hey, something was amiss. The original, coveted cabinet posts State, Treasury, Justice and Defense seemed elusive for African Americans. Secretaries of […]readmore
TRUMP/BIDEN COVID19President- elect Joe Biden continues to announce his nominees for the 15 US Cabinet posts and other senior level support networkers. To date his candidates are eminently qualified and represent diversity. It is well known that the Biden victory formula included a coalition of suburban women, African- American and Latino women, college educated voters […]readmore
RIP: David N. Dinkins1927 to 2020Elder statesman David Dinkins 93, passed away at his home on the Upper East Side, on November 23, David Dinkins was the 106th Mayor of the City of New York, its first and only African American mayor. New York was the last of the nation’s top 10 cities to elect […]readmore
BIDEN/TRUMP COVID19We know that Joe Biden is the United States president elect and will be sworn in on January 20 and that the Democrats retain a majority in the House of Representatives. We know that POTUS 45 Donald Trump is not going quietly into the night. He obstructs access by the Biden transition team to […]readmore
ANATOMY OF 11/3 ELECTIONLast week was “the best of times and the worst of times” for American political cognoscenti. The 11/3 election did not deliver the desired Pollyanna outcomes held dear by American progressives. Results expelled the lead protagonist of the evil empire, POTUS 45, a major accomplishment. Joe Biden is USA President elect, the […]readmore
11/3: USA ELECTION DAYNovember 3 has come and gone and the American electorate showed that we are a country divided, confused unsure of its next course of business. My day opened with fear and eager anticipation about the election outcome. While in many American states people braved the elements in record numbers against the backdrop […]readmore
