MUHAMMAD: Hatred’s Ugly White Face
I’m not surprised at the hatred and bigotry that poured from some white people in Charlottesville, Virginia. It’s in them. It’s got to come out. [read more…]
Askia Muhammad
MUHAMMAD: I’m Ready to Boycott the NFL
I’m ready to boycott the NFL. I’ve got many good reasons. The treatment of quarterback Colin Kaepernick by all the NFL teams is at the top of my list. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Why Do Some Americans Take from the Needy? Because They’re Greedy
Why would middle class, and lower class white people overwhelmingly support these politicians and policies that are openly contrary to their own best interests? [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: 50 Years Later, Blacks Still Waiting for Justice
According to my always-correct, precise calculations, 1967 was the last chance America might have voluntarily been able to achieve racial integration. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Trump’s ‘Good’ Week in Europe
President Donald J. Trump had an excellent week as captain of the USS Ship of State, at the G-20 Summit, just concluded of the world’s largest economies in Hamburg, Germany. Well, he really didn’t have such a great showing — he was shunned, isolated, and marginalized — but anytime, any place where The Donald does not utterly humiliate himself and the United States counts as a “good” week for him. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Soulful Solidarity Points to Progress
We black people have believed in everyone’s dream, but rarely do we feel the love reciprocated. People just solicit our solidarity with them. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: CBC Not Buying Trump ‘Brands’
Members of Congress are not small-town publishers, thrilled at getting a White House photo op regardless of the politics of the current occupant. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Stoking the Fires of Race War
It’s a blood sport now. It seems black folks and Muslims are being attacked, just for the fun of it. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Thank You, United States Naval Reserve
Thank you, United States Naval Reserve. You gave me an 11-week adventure, beginning 50 years ago this week, which was truly life-altering. [read more…]
MUHAMMAD: Too Late to Try to Intimidate Folks With Nooses
In words and actions, an old white bully has reemerged. [read more…]