Douglass Dilman is “The Man” and the first Black President in the 1972 drama based on the novel by Irving Wallace and staring James Earl Jones. The film is back in limited distribution through independent collaborative efforts and coming to National Geographic (Grosvenor Auditorium – 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036) Tuesday, February 7 [...]
While everyone’s hunched over the carving stations in South Carolina and now Florida, the sitting President of the United States makes an historic state of the union address which, again, E-Bert and I have thrown the ball around. This toss, “Why isn’t the press hyping this?” Has 2012 already been declared a “lame duck” year? [...]
If there’s anything the Obama administration can and should do is be bold on matters of jobs and an even newer vision for economic equity. For sure a bold approach will anger people on both sides of the equation. When politicians get in campaign mode, they get a little bolder. They start naming names. They [...]
I will not watch television, listen to the radio or engage in any media voyeurism for the 10th anniversary of September 11. Instead, I plan to come together with real live people coming together. It’s not just an occasion to remember, but to set a path forward from here. Here are some upcoming events in [...]
Texas Governor Rick Perry officially announced his bid for President today in Charleston, SC, the first state to secede from the Union right after Lincoln’s election — I’m talking about 1860. Has this Texan who wooed secessionist hearts decided being part of the union isn’t so bad afterall? Will he revoke Juneteenth? Another Texan. Is [...]
Remember the suggestion Voter Rights groups made for people to take video or camera phones to the polls and record any hanky panky on election day? Well, someone’s got a jump start on 2012 in Wisconsin documenting their son’s hokey pokey for obtaining a voter ID under the new Walker law. The following YouTube video [...]
Saw E-Notes in front of Metro Center this afternoon. He was telling me about this photograph of President Barack Obama climbing the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial yesterday. Looks to me his Secret Service detail will be more out of breath than the President when they reach the top of the stairs. But I digress. [...]
But I firmly believe that when innocent people are being brutalized; when someone like Qaddafi threatens a bloodbath that could destabilize an entire region; and when the international community is prepared to come together to save many thousands of lives—then it’s in our national interest to act. And it’s our responsibility. This is one of [...]
Facing backwards I see the past Our nation gained, our nation lost Our sovereignty gone Our lands gone All traded for the promise of progress What would they say…. What can we say? Facing future I see hope Hope that we will survive Hope that we will prosper Hope that once again we will reap [...]
