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Book Review: Stepmotherland by Darrel Alejandro Holnes

Around the World for a Good Book selection for: Panama

Author: Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Title: Stepmotherland: Poems
Publication Info: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]
Summary/Review:

This collection of contemporary poetry touches on identity, particularly in Holnes’ experience as a Panamanian, an immigrant to the United States, a Black man, and a gay man.  Poems address political issues directly such as the 1989 US invasion of Panama, but also sensuality ranging from food to sex.  Poems also reflect on other works of art such as Michelangelo’s Pietà, Sleep by Kehinde Wiley,  Arroz Con Pollo by Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as inspiration from the likes of Shakira, Naomi Campbell, and Rihanna.

Rating: ****

Book Review: Stepmotherland by Darrel Alejandro Holnes

Around the World for a Good Book selection for: Panama

Author: Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Title: Stepmotherland: Poems
Publication Info: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]
Summary/Review:

This collection of contemporary poetry touches on identity, particularly in Holnes’ experience as a Panamanian, an immigrant to the United States, a Black man, and a gay man.  Poems address political issues directly such as the 1989 US invasion of Panama, but also sensuality ranging from food to sex.  Poems also reflect on other works of art such as Michelangelo’s Pietà, Sleep by Kehinde Wiley,  Arroz Con Pollo by Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as inspiration from the likes of Shakira, Naomi Campbell, and Rihanna.

Rating: ****

Book Review: Stepmotherland by Darrel Alejandro Holnes

Around the World for a Good Book selection for: Panama

Author: Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Title: Stepmotherland: Poems
Publication Info: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]
Summary/Review:

This collection of contemporary poetry touches on identity, particularly in Holnes’ experience as a Panamanian, an immigrant to the United States, a Black man, and a gay man.  Poems address political issues directly such as the 1989 US invasion of Panama, but also sensuality ranging from food to sex.  Poems also reflect on other works of art such as Michelangelo’s Pietà, Sleep by Kehinde Wiley,  Arroz Con Pollo by Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as inspiration from the likes of Shakira, Naomi Campbell, and Rihanna.

Rating: ****

Book Review: Stepmotherland by Darrel Alejandro Holnes

Around the World for a Good Book selection for: Panama

Author: Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Title: Stepmotherland: Poems
Publication Info: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]
Summary/Review:

This collection of contemporary poetry touches on identity, particularly in Holnes’ experience as a Panamanian, an immigrant to the United States, a Black man, and a gay man.  Poems address political issues directly such as the 1989 US invasion of Panama, but also sensuality ranging from food to sex.  Poems also reflect on other works of art such as Michelangelo’s Pietà, Sleep by Kehinde Wiley,  Arroz Con Pollo by Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as inspiration from the likes of Shakira, Naomi Campbell, and Rihanna.

Rating: ****

https://www.europesays.com/people/209955/ Hakeem Jeffries’ allies see a racial double standard in the backlash over his Kushner meeting #American #BlackAmericans #BlackHouse #Democratic #DemocraticParty #democrats #DonaldTrump #Hakeem #HakeemJeffries #house #HouseOfRepresentatives #Jeffries #kushner #Trump #US #USHouse

https://www.europesays.com/africa/386828/ The San Diego-Tema, Ghana Sister City Society Organizes to Travel to Ghana #Africa #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #Ghana #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/people/192207/ “Sickle Cell Warriors” Urge Gov. Newsom to Sustain Critical Patient-Care Funding #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #california #GavinNewsom #News #SickleCell #VoiceAndViewpoint

““The struggle means to me… not just that we would get the boot off our necks, but that we would destroy the boot.

If you want to say that the endpoint of our dream, of our struggle is to simply get us into positions of power, to integrate us into the machine and not to change the machine, then don't talk about Fannie Lou Hamer. Don't talk about Martin Luther King.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates

#CivilRightsMovement #BlackAmericans #MartinLutherKing

““The struggle means to me… not just that we would get the boot off our necks, but that we would destroy the boot.

If you want to say that the endpoint of our dream, of our struggle is to simply get us into positions of power, to integrate us into the machine and not to change the machine, then don't talk about Fannie Lou Hamer. Don't talk about Martin Luther King.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates

#CivilRightsMovement #BlackAmericans #MartinLutherKing

““The struggle means to me… not just that we would get the boot off our necks, but that we would destroy the boot.

If you want to say that the endpoint of our dream, of our struggle is to simply get us into positions of power, to integrate us into the machine and not to change the machine, then don't talk about Fannie Lou Hamer. Don't talk about Martin Luther King.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates

#CivilRightsMovement #BlackAmericans #MartinLutherKing

““The struggle means to me… not just that we would get the boot off our necks, but that we would destroy the boot.

If you want to say that the endpoint of our dream, of our struggle is to simply get us into positions of power, to integrate us into the machine and not to change the machine, then don't talk about Fannie Lou Hamer. Don't talk about Martin Luther King.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates

#CivilRightsMovement #BlackAmericans #MartinLutherKing

https://www.europesays.com/people/170349/ Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #california #CaliforniaSenPadilla #GavinNewsom #GovGavinNewsom #News #PoliticalPlayback #Politics #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #USRepSydneyKamlager #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

Where Have You Gone, Health Equity?

Uche Blackstock has been a leading proponent of health equity. She’s been very reflective about what’s gone right…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #blackamericans #Entertainment #health #healthequity #Healthreform #sports #UchéBlackstock #unitedstatesofamerica
https://www.europesays.com/3123238/

https://www.europesays.com/videos/57052/ ‘I feel forgiveness’: Daniel Gwynn on life after 30 years on death row • FRANCE 24 English #AfricanAmerican #BlackAmericans #DeathPenalty #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #USA

@itssmalcolm
Video Credit 🎥 : vintagestories on YouTube

#newyorkcity #nyc #harlem #blackamericans #1930s #30sfashion

@itssmalcolm
Video Credit 🎥 : vintagestories on YouTube

#newyorkcity #nyc #harlem #blackamericans #1930s #30sfashion

https://www.europesays.com/africa/286258/ Born In South Africa, Made In America: Does Elon Musk Classify As African-American? #AfricanAmerican #BlackAmericans #ElonMusk #FirstTrillionaire #SouthAfrica #UnitedStates

https://www.europesays.com/people/115639/ Born In South Africa, Made In America: Does Elon Musk Classify As African-American? #AfricanAmerican #BlackAmericans #ElonMusk #FirstTrillionaire #Musk #UnitedStates

the Druski parody about #Blackbritish actors taking jobs away from #BlackAmericans. He deflects saying that his success allowed him to bring many African Americans on board; but a Black American with the same success would have done the same. He also judges those

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the Druski parody about #Blackbritish actors taking jobs away from #BlackAmericans. He deflects saying that his success allowed him to bring many African Americans on board; but a Black American with the same success would have done the same. He also judges those

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the Druski parody about #Blackbritish actors taking jobs away from #BlackAmericans. He deflects saying that his success allowed him to bring many African Americans on board; but a Black American with the same success would have done the same. He also judges those

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the Druski parody about #Blackbritish actors taking jobs away from #BlackAmericans. He deflects saying that his success allowed him to bring many African Americans on board; but a Black American with the same success would have done the same. He also judges those

(2/5)

Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media

By Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor …
#Japan #JP #Osaka #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #blackamericans #Blackcommunity #blackpeople #Community #news #osakanews #SanDiegoVoiceandViewpoint #unitedstates #VoiceandViewpoint #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1494095/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-2/

Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media

By Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor …
#Japan #JP #Osaka #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #blackamericans #Blackcommunity #blackpeople #Community #news #osakanews #SanDiegoVoiceandViewpoint #unitedstates #VoiceandViewpoint #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1494095/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-2/

https://www.alojapan.com/1494095/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-2/ Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #Community #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint #大阪 #大阪府 By Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend are piling up wins on the court at the French Open. Their success

https://www.alojapan.com/1494095/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-2/ Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #Community #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint #大阪 #大阪府 By Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend are piling up wins on the court at the French Open. Their success

Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media

By Andre…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #DinnerTonight #Frenchdinner #africanamerican #AfricanAmericans #blackamericans #blackcommunity #BlackPeople #community #dinner #francais #france #French #news #SanDiegoVoiceandViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceandViewpoint
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2669504/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-3/

Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media

By Andre…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #DinnerTonight #Frenchdinner #africanamerican #AfricanAmericans #blackamericans #blackcommunity #BlackPeople #community #dinner #francais #france #French #news #SanDiegoVoiceandViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceandViewpoint
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2669504/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-3/

Osaka and Townsend’s Dinner for Black Players at French Open Caused ‘Bit of a Stir’ on Social Media

By Andre…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #DinnerTonight #Frenchdinner #africanamerican #AfricanAmericans #blackamericans #blackcommunity #BlackPeople #community #dinner #francais #france #French #news #SanDiegoVoiceandViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceandViewpoint
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2669504/osaka-and-townsends-dinner-for-black-players-at-french-open-caused-bit-of-a-stir-on-social-media-3/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/266514/ 50 Years on, Fela’s Legendary ‘Zombie’ Album Still Resonates in Nigeria #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #news #Nigeria #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/africa/259072/ A Salute to Our African Nations: South Africa #Africa #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #AfricanNations #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #Cameroon #community #news #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #Sudan #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/people/88889/ Proposal Of A Billion-Dollar Fund for Jan. 6ers Raises Questions Over Who Gets Reparations #BlackAmericans #DonaldTrump #EnslavedBlackAmericans #Jan #MikeJohnson #SheilaJacksonLee #SpeakerMikeJohnson #SummerLee #WhiteSupremacists

https://www.europesays.com/people/80584/ Stacey Abrams Accuses Mike Johnson of Celebrating The ‘Return of Jim Crow’ #1965VotingRightsAct #AntoniaHylton #BlackAmericans #JimCrow #LouisianaDistrict #MikeJohnson #StaceyAbrams #SupremeCourt

https://www.europesays.com/people/79281/ Homelessness Crisis Looms Large in Newsom’s May Budget Revision #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #GavinNewsom #homelessness #News #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates

https://www.europesays.com/africa/208036/ Pope Prays at Catholic Shrine in Angola That Was a Center of African Slave Trade #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #angola #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #news #PopeLeoXIV #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/africa/203493/ Highlights of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa #Africa #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #news #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/africa/203468/ Pope Leo XIV Challenges Angola’s Leaders While Delivering a Message of Encouragement For Its People #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #angola #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #community #news #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/africa/202385/ A Salute to Our African Nations: Sierra Leone #Africa #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #AfricanNations #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #Cameroon #community #news #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #Sudan #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

https://www.europesays.com/africa/200501/ Rick Ross: Africa’s Music Moment is Now #Africa #AfricanAmerican #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackCommunity #BlackPeople #community #news #RickRoss #SanDiegoVoiceAndViewpoint #UnitedStates #VoiceAndViewpoint

After Watching My Sister Move To Germany To Escape The US, I No Longer See A Future In America. Here’s Why.

“She’s moving where!?” my younger sister and I gasped when we first found out that our older sister…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BlackAmericans #TatyannahKing #TheKingsisters #united-states #youngersister
https://www.europesays.com/germany/3156/

After Watching My Sister Move To Germany To Escape The US, I No Longer See A Future In America. Here’s Why.

“She’s moving where!?” my younger sister and I gasped when we first found out that our older sister…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BlackAmericans #TatyannahKing #TheKingsisters #united-states #youngersister
https://www.europesays.com/germany/2503/

After Watching My Sister Move To Germany To Escape The US, I No Longer See A Future In America. Here’s Why.

“She’s moving where!?” my younger sister and I gasped when we first found out that our older sister…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BlackAmericans #TatyannahKing #TheKingsisters #united-states #youngersister
https://www.europesays.com/germany/2499/

#USA , #Israel & #Argentina United in #UN To Defend #Slavery against being voted a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

US Ambassador in #UnitedNations staunchly denounced measure and defended President Drumpf who he said "has done more for #BlackAmericans than any other president”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/world/africa/un-slave-trade-vote-us-ghana-israel.html #MyCountryTisOfThee

#USA , #Israel & #Argentina United in #UN To Defend #Slavery against being voted a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

US Ambassador in #UnitedNations staunchly denounced measure and defended President Drumpf who he said "has done more for #BlackAmericans than any other president”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/world/africa/un-slave-trade-vote-us-ghana-israel.html #MyCountryTisOfThee

#USA , #Israel & #Argentina United in #UN To Defend #Slavery against being voted a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

US Ambassador in #UnitedNations staunchly denounced measure and defended President Drumpf who he said "has done more for #BlackAmericans than any other president”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/world/africa/un-slave-trade-vote-us-ghana-israel.html #MyCountryTisOfThee

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZWiqBHYaY

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZWiqBHYaY

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZWiqBHYaY

A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress – NPR

Politics

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress

January 8, 2026, 5:00 AM ET

By Hansi Lo Wang

The United States could be headed toward the largest-ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a closely watched redistricting case about the Voting Rights Act.

For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn. Its provisions have also boosted the number of seats in the House of Representatives filled by Black lawmakers.

That’s largely because in many Southern states — where voting is often polarized between a Republican-supporting white majority and a Democratic-supporting Black minority — political mapmakers have drawn a certain kind of district to get in line with the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 provisions. In these districts, racial-minority voters make up a population large enough to have a realistic opportunity of electing their preferred candidates.

But at an October hearing last year for the redistricting case about Louisiana’s congressional map, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared inclined to issue this year another in a series of decisions that have weakened the Voting Rights Act — this time its Section 2 protections in redistricting.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress : NPR

A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress – NPR

Politics

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress

January 8, 2026, 5:00 AM ET

By Hansi Lo Wang

The United States could be headed toward the largest-ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a closely watched redistricting case about the Voting Rights Act.

For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn. Its provisions have also boosted the number of seats in the House of Representatives filled by Black lawmakers.

That’s largely because in many Southern states — where voting is often polarized between a Republican-supporting white majority and a Democratic-supporting Black minority — political mapmakers have drawn a certain kind of district to get in line with the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 provisions. In these districts, racial-minority voters make up a population large enough to have a realistic opportunity of electing their preferred candidates.

But at an October hearing last year for the redistricting case about Louisiana’s congressional map, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared inclined to issue this year another in a series of decisions that have weakened the Voting Rights Act — this time its Section 2 protections in redistricting.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress : NPR

A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress – NPR

Politics

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress

January 8, 2026, 5:00 AM ET

By Hansi Lo Wang

The United States could be headed toward the largest-ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a closely watched redistricting case about the Voting Rights Act.

For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn. Its provisions have also boosted the number of seats in the House of Representatives filled by Black lawmakers.

That’s largely because in many Southern states — where voting is often polarized between a Republican-supporting white majority and a Democratic-supporting Black minority — political mapmakers have drawn a certain kind of district to get in line with the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 provisions. In these districts, racial-minority voters make up a population large enough to have a realistic opportunity of electing their preferred candidates.

But at an October hearing last year for the redistricting case about Louisiana’s congressional map, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared inclined to issue this year another in a series of decisions that have weakened the Voting Rights Act — this time its Section 2 protections in redistricting.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress : NPR

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rrlPkd3VQ

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rrlPkd3VQ

"I can't breathe" is a #slogan of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the #lastWords of #EricGarner, who was killed in 2014 after being put in a #chokehold by a #NewYorkCityPolice officer. A number of other #BlackAmericans, such as #JavierAmbler, #ManuelEllis, #ElijahMcClain, and #GeorgeFloyd, have said the same phrase prior to dying during similar #lawenforcement encounters. According to a 2020 report by #TheNewYorkTimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rrlPkd3VQ

Letters from an American – December 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American, December 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Dec 06, 2025

On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of nine Japanese torpedoes hit the ship.

In the deadly confusion, Miller reported to an officer, who told him to help move the ship’s mortally wounded captain off the bridge. Unable to move him far, Miller pulled the captain to shelter. Then another officer ordered Miller to pass ammunition to him as he started up one of the two abandoned anti-aircraft guns in front of the conning tower.

Miller had not been trained to use the weapons because, as a Black man in the U.S. Navy, he was assigned to serve the white officers. But while the officer was distracted, Miller began to fire one of the guns. He fired it until he ran out of ammunition. Then he helped to move injured sailors to safety before he and the other survivors abandoned the West Virginia, which sank to the bottom of Pearl Harbor.

The next day, the United States declared war on Japan. Japan declared war on America, and on December 11, 1941, both Italy and Germany declared war on America. “The powers of the steel pact, Fascist Italy and National Socialist Germany, ever closely linked, participate from today on the side of heroic Japan against the United States of America,” Italian leader Benito Mussolini said. “We shall win.” Of course they would. Mussolini and Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, believed the Americans had been corrupted by Jews and Black Americans and could never conquer their own organized military machine.

The steel pact, as Mussolini called it, was the vanguard of his new political ideology. That ideology was called fascism, and he and Hitler thought it would destroy democracy once and for all.

Mussolini had been a socialist as a young man and had grown terribly frustrated at how hard it was to organize people. No matter how hard socialists tried, they seemed unable to convince ordinary people that they must rise up and take over the country’s means of production.

The efficiency of World War I inspired Mussolini. He gave up on socialism and developed a new political theory that rejected the equality that defined democracy. He came to believe that a few leaders must take a nation toward progress by directing the actions of the rest. These men must organize the people as they had been organized during wartime, ruthlessly suppressing all opposition and directing the economy so that businessmen and politicians worked together. And, logically, that select group of leaders would elevate a single man, who would become an all-powerful dictator. To weld their followers into an efficient machine, they demonized opponents into an “other” that their followers could hate.

Italy adopted fascism, and Mussolini inspired others, notably Germany’s Hitler. Those leaders came to believe that their system was the ideology of the future, and they set out to destroy the messy, inefficient democracy that stood in their way.

America fought World War II to defend democracy from fascism. And while fascism preserved hierarchies in society, democracy called on all men as equals. Of the more than 16 million Americans who served in the war, more than 1.2 million were Black American men and women, 500,000 were Latinos, and more than 550,000 Jews were part of the military. Among the many ethnic groups who fought, Indigenous Americans served at a higher percentage than any other ethnic group—more than a third of able-bodied Indigenous men between the ages of 18 and 50 joined the service—and among those 25,000 soldiers were the men who developed the famous “Code Talk,” based in tribal languages, that codebreakers never cracked.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: December 6, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson

#BlackAmericans #CodeTalk #December71941 #DorisMiller #Facism #Germany #HeatherCoxRichardson #Hitler #Italy #Japan #Jews #LettersFromAnAmerican #PearlHarbor #Post #SteelPact #USSWestVirginia #WorldWarII

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Trump's nominee to be ambassador to #SouthAfrica give an UNIMAGINABLE response when pressed by Senator #ChrisMurphy on a SIMPLE question of supporting or opposing repealing laws allowing #BlackAmericans to vote as the ALARMING Senate hearing proves the TRUTH of his beliefs. youtu.be/XgV6Vsr1ifU?...

Trump Nominee BUSTED As Senate...