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Trump calls for a boycott of Baseball…

April 3, 2021 By jamesb 23 Comments

It isn't gonna work.... The Move by Baseball to take the All-Star Game from a state that is going after voting rights with moves of suppression will only serve to spotlight the fight to allow people to make their choices heard and seen...Not beholden to Trump like party … [Read more...] about Trump calls for a boycott of Baseball…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Sports Tagged With: 2020 elections/Georgia, Donald Trump, Georgia Voter Suppression Law, Major League Baseball, Politics, Race, Sports, Voting Rights

26% of White Republicans Say They Face Discrimination

March 21, 2021 By jamesb 12 Comments

...from Pew Research .... Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people, 76% who say this about Hispanic people and 70% who … [Read more...] about 26% of White Republicans Say They Face Discrimination

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics, Polling Tagged With: Asians, Blacks, Discrimination in America, Hispanics, Politics, Race, Racism, Whites

Supreme’s to review 1965 Voting Rights Act law….

February 28, 2021 By jamesb Leave a Comment

The American Presidential voting is done by the states... There is no actual Federal vote... 55 years ago the then US Supreme Court ruled that state could NOT invent and use  ways to disenfranchise voters of color... But? Increasingly across the country, especially … [Read more...] about Supreme’s to review 1965 Voting Rights Act law….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 1965 Voting Rights Act, Court, Law, Politics, Race, US Supreme, voter suppression

Two of Biden’s Minority Women picks run into Trouble with Republican Senators?

February 22, 2021 By jamesb 23 Comments

Yup..... Seems like people of color Biden picked get a rougher 'look-see' from the Republicans....Biden's choices are ALL qualified veterans in their subject area's... It's 2021? First it was the Black General.... Now it's the women? Senate confirmation of Neera Tanden … [Read more...] about Two of Biden’s Minority Women picks run into Trouble with Republican Senators?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Biden Cabinet women of color picks, Haaland, Race, Racism/Sexism, Republican Senator's, Tanden

Utah school allowing parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum

February 6, 2021 By jamesb 7 Comments

America 2021..... A Utah charter school that incorporates Black History Month into its lesson plans is now facing backlash from some after the school announced it was allowing parents to opt students out of the curriculum. Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa … [Read more...] about Utah school allowing parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum

Filed Under: Government, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Black History Month, Education, Race, Utah charter school

Joe Biden decries the ‘defund the police push’ by some in the media….

December 10, 2020 By jamesb

He admits that the violent anti-police  protests seen in the media  did little to help Democrats in down ballot contests... Peaceful protests ARE very different from violent ones... Indeed very few if any officials around the country are cutting back on police … [Read more...] about Joe Biden decries the ‘defund the police push’ by some in the media….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Criminal Justice, Defund the police. crime, Joe Biden, Minorities, NAACP, Politics, Race, Special interests, violence.protests

Republicans mostly go after Warnock in Georgia US Senate runoff races …

December 7, 2020 By jamesb

Raphael Warnock IS the Democratic lighten rod.... And so far? He leads in the polls among the four running f0or the two US Senate seats from the states runoff voting... Is it a coincidence that Warnock as the only Black person in the race is the almost sole target of … [Read more...] about Republicans mostly go after Warnock in Georgia US Senate runoff races …

Filed Under: Government, Politics, Polling Tagged With: Georgia politics, Georgia US Senate runoff elections 2021, Loeffler, Ossoff, Purdue, Race, Warnock

US Hate crime Highest in a Decade….

November 16, 2020 By jamesb

I wonder what a President that condones  and uses such behaviour for his advantage has to do with this? Hate crimes in the United States rose to their highest level in more than a decade last year, while more murders motivated by hate were recorded than ever before, the … [Read more...] about US Hate crime Highest in a Decade….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Domestic terrorism, Hate crime, Law, Politics, Race, Trump, violence

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