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Memphis Black Republicans Posing as Democrats: Are They Effective?

August 4, 2014 by

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Shelby Countians are preparing to execute the largest election in decades;  some are saying in history.  The stake in this election has been high; for decades the county has run virtually on E. H. Crump era politics.  The Republican officials, there has been only 1 or 2 Democrats who have won a countywide election, have been […]

Memphis/Shelby County Black on Black Politics: Voting to Destroy Self!

July 19, 2014 by

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                Sure, we’re living in a free country, but our politics are as different as the sun and the moon.  Over the last few years, our political views have reached the extremities unlike any other period in our  nation’s history.  Among black Americans, we’ve lived through an ecliptic […]

Propaganda, Coup de’etat, and Representative Democracy!

April 24, 2014 by

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There’s a fundamental difference in America’s representative democracy and other democracies as well as how democratic politics apply to our lives; simply; politics is about the future and how to get there; over the years; our political processes have maintained a level of public confidence and our laws have to protect the election process; other […]

THE SECRET THAT’S BEHIND THE PRE-K SALES TAX INIATIVE

November 16, 2013 by

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Some people would say that politics is a dirty business; business; yes; but dirty; no!  Politics is about the future; one can see the future by what’s on the table via policies.  The best-managed communities have the best policies; communities that thrive and are productive are those with the best political systems; not who’s elected; […]

Trayvon Martin’s Memphis Connection

April 17, 2012 by

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We have an indictment for second degree murder in the Trayvon Martin case, and the defendant has been jailed to await his trial. The war is not over, but the initial battle has been won, and won with the weapons of voices raised in protest and the persistent will of the people.  The momentum of […]

Resolution Naming Memphis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial City

February 22, 2012 by

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL CITY Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968…  Whereas no appropriate monument dedicated to this architect of a better United States of America is currently erect in Memphis, Tennessee…  Whereas Memphis, Tennessee is predominantly populated by people of color, yet there is not one definitive […]

Memphis: Master of Logic Defy; How Tea Party and Occupy Memphis Stole the Show?

November 23, 2011 by

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  Only in Memphis: Occupy Memphis members are ejected from a radio talk show:  three members of Occupy Memphis takes part in a Tea Party meeting: And, the Mayor of Memphis support Occupy Memphis with open arms.  What in the world is going on in Memphis, Tennessee? Memphis is home of the Blues, Elvis Presley, Beale Street, […]

Dangerous Game: MPD and Memphis Politics

September 29, 2011 by

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What happens to a city when its institutions lose respect for its leaders?  What happens to a city when its leaders fail to respect its institutions?  Don’t answer these questions its unimaginable the outcome.  As citizens of Memphis, this great and historic city, we can’t stand-by and watch her die.  It’s our civil and moral […]

Can Edmund Ford Sr. lead Memphis?

August 30, 2011 by

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There are those who believe that Memphis is the worst city in the nation and there’s nothing that can be done about it; not so, says Mayoral candidate Edmund Ford Sr.  His vision for Memphis was well laid out during his campaign kickoff this week.   An impressive crowd of about 300 core supporters attend his […]