As we speak I’m in the airport heading to Los Angeles to cover the Oscars. Remember, just a few weeks back we discussed the return of the Oscars so white hashtag? Well, it may be time to replace that hashtag with Hollywood so white. John Oliver took on the subject on his HBO show […]
If you haven’t seen “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” on FX you haven’t seen anything. I’m obsessed. All the characters are back. OJ of course, Marcia Clark, Robert Shapiro, Robert Kardashian and none other than Johnnie Cochran. Johnnie, Johnnie, Johnnie. Remember this? Johnnie Cochran: “It’s no disguise. It’s no disguise, it […]
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death over the weekend shocked the world, especially the political world. Speculation as to who President Barack Obama would nominate to replace him came almost simultaneously with the announcement of his passing. One of the most likely nominees is Judge Paul Watford, an African American who sits on the […]
The fight for the black vote is on. This time it is a bit different, however, in just four years later, the issue of race is being discussed differently. It is being discussed through the lens of mass incarceration and police brutality. Van Jones, a CNN contributor and former Obama advisor and Michael Nutter, […]
We can now say the voting in the 2016 election is officially underway. Why? Because (you know what) got real at 12:00 this morning. That’s when the first votes were cast and counted in the New Hampshire Primary. In the small New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch, where there are only 9 registered voters, […]
They may not sit at the proverbial kiddie table, but it sure feels like a never-ending playground fight. And keep in mind, it’s all coming from adults who want the most adult job in the world, President of the United States. Donald Trump is accusing Ted Cruz of cheating his win in the Iowa […]
On Tuesday we discussed the Democrats. Now it’s time to talk about the Republicans. And as Sarah Palin would say, you betcha, there’s a lot of drama involved. For almost two decades now Fox News has been the dominating force when it comes to conservatives. It shapes the narrative. It decides which conservatives get […]
It’s do or die time in Iowa. The first votes will be cast there in the caucuses in less than a week. Last night in a televised town hall on CNN, the democratic candidates got the chance to give their final pitch to voters. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders went first vowing to do away […]
It’s almost like she never left. Who am I talking about? “Ready to make America great again! Are you ready to stump for Trump? I’m here to support the next president of the United States Donald Trump!” That’s right, she’s back!! Sarah Palin jumped on the Make-America-Great-Again locomotive and wasted no time going after […]
I have breaking news to share with you about the Oscars. The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, released a statement last night which reads in part, “I’d like to acknowledge the wonderful work of this year’s nominees. While we celebrate their extraordinary achievements, I am both […]
Did you feel a certain kind of way when President Obama walked down the aisle in the House of Representatives chamber to give his 8th and final State of the Union address? I did. It made me think about his journey over the last seven years. I remembered his first one vividly where he […]
That’s how the White House describes President Obama’s seventh and final State of the Union address. It’s going down tonight, right in the thick of a highly competitive election season. The president’s state of the union is expected to be a positive pitch for America’s post-Obama future. It will undoubtedly have a huge impact […]