The Stiff in the Sauna It was pouring cats and dogs the day they found the body. It didn’t show up outside in the rain exactly but being such a raw and rainy day, it made perfect sense where it did show up. In the sauna. The health club attendant found the body, which was […]
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Confession of a Mother Facing the Juggernaut — or How I Survived the Elementary School Play Have you ever observed that sometimes, out of the blue, fate arranges it so you get exactly what you deserve? Not that I took such a benign view at the time… The Noose Tightens Clearly he had been talking […]
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“Now cracks a noble heart; Goodnight sweet prince; And flights of angels Sing thee to thy rest.” FATHER DANIEL BERRIGAN – 5/9/1921 — 4/30/2016 Lifelong peace activist, Father Daniel Berrigan, died Saturday, April 30 just shy of his 95th birthday. Often called the anti-war priest and the Holy Outlaw (title of a documentary about […]
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Seventy two years ago, a determined group of Black educators made a decision that would set the course for 27 predominantly black colleges and universities in the midst of their fight for survival —caught between the vicissitudes of a racist country and a student body predominantly poor and underserved by what passed for “separate but […]
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Epilog: After they “cave,” then what? The Gift is Announced In 2014, UNCF announced the fifth largest gift in its history (the $1.5 billion Gates Foundation gift is undisputed number one and destined to remain that way) — a $25 million gift, $18 million of it scholarship aid. Considering that over 90% of UNCF […]
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What follows is one chapter in an unfinished history of the United Negro College Fund (which now goes by its acronym UNCF) told from the perspective of a young white woman who became the director of the Fund’s direct mail program in 1974. I was that young white woman and fascinated with the story behind […]
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2016 promises to be a remarkable year. The election in November, the new president in, the current president out — well not exactly. The “old” president will be preparing the traditional defense of his presidency in the form of a doorstopper (AKA book) dumping fairy dust over his more nefarious policies and generally giving high […]
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Written as a response to the prospect of the White House becoming a Clinton Family outpost, this article uncovers the blueprint Clinton loyalists hope will propel the Diva into the White House. For openers, let’s take a peek at the loyal opposition. As an antidote to the Clinton brand of overweening ambition, phony claims, and […]
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HITS AND MYTHS Making of the President 2016 — The Primary Season in Overdrive “If elections were that effective, they’d be illegal” [Emma Goldman who played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy and supported women’s rights and other social causes in the early 20th century. The US deported her to Russia […]
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“As Americans, that’s not who we are. That’s not what we’re about.” [Pres. Obama] Who are we really? To answer that question is the truth-telling mission of Suspicious Angels— exploring history, (i.e. the Howard Zinn and Walter Karp version), debunking plans and priorities of the elites and illuminating the wisdom of the revolutionary left. Cutting […]
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