Dave Harris is a storyteller whose words transcend the stage, challenging societal norms and inviting audiences into profound reflection. Whether through plays, films, or television, his fearless approach to writing is rooted in vulnerability and a deep interrogation of race, class, and identity.
In this time of trial, tragedy and transition, let us turn inward for a sustaining strength and still wish, work and struggle for good in the world.
“Living Wage not Minimum Wage,” read some of the picket signs outside of the market as workers demanded a wage adequate enough for “one job” to sustain a living in the City of Angeles. The most recent contract, said workers, “offers slashed wages as much as 25 percent for checkers, offer less than one percent to other employees, eliminate some overtime, and put their healthcare benefits at risk of bankruptcy.”
Some things that you least suspect are bound in witchcraft. Some people think witchcraft is not prevalent and takes place only in the dark, cloak and dagger. It’s deception which may be practiced daylight and/or nighttime. Witchcraft is intricately married to lying, perverting and avoiding the truth, using fear and intimidation tactics, leaving the audience with having to figure things out with inaccurate and inadequate information as to what is true and what is not.
There isn’t much that hasn’t already been said (and written) about civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. The great orator could articulate his perspective on the plight of Black people with a style, grace and passion that inspired millions of people, Blacks as well as those of other races, to willfully follow him. In the presence of adversity, and often mistreatment of a physical fashion, he urged his supporters to not fight back.
Cuba is an example of a socialist nation. Its economy is state run and it lacks a stock exchange.” Bernie Sanders, former Presidential Candidate and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez call themselves Democratic socialist. … Merriam Webster’s-dictionary defines socialism as a form of society in which government owns or controls major industries. Marxist theory says socialism is transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism. Hot topics” today. Intelligent people want more insight into definitions.
The negative implications of disunity are clear though largely ignored, even though now, more than ever, Black unity on political, economic and public policy issues is crucial-not just for forward progress, but our very survival. Today’s column takes a closer look at Black disunity and the need to come together to develop strategic alternatives for concrete sustainable change.
The bogus claim that America is a post-racial society is fueled not only by conservatives, but liberals and progressives as well. (Note: A post-racial America was one of Barack Obama’s campaign themes.) This hybrid collective is made up of ideological opponents, i.e., extreme right wing conservatives, ambivalent liberals and so-called progressives. Unfortunately, many Blacks also embrace the post-racial rhetoric, albeit for vastly different reasons. White leadership downplays the primacy of race, but maintains race-based power under the mythical guise of America as a melting pot. And for many Blacks, minimizing race is part of a long- misguided attempt to assimilate