Wilmer J. Leon III
America: The “Shining City” on the Hill is truly a Mirage
Ronald Reagan extolled the fantasy version of America as did many presidents before and after him. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. “I’ve thought a bit of ...
Question To Biden-Harris Administration—What’s in It for African Americans?
Biden-Harris, the new team. But what’s in it for the folks who propelled the ticket to victory? This is how Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
Post-George Floyd Protests–A Moment or a Movement? The Blowback Will Tell
Columnist Dr. Leon. On June 4, the Rev. Al Sharpton said, “George Floyd should not be among the deceased. He did not die of ...
COVID-19, America, and Donald Trump: The Fire This Time
Donald Trump. Dangrous POTUS in era of pandemic. Photo: Gage Skidmore Here’s how James Baldwin put it in Down At The Cross ...
Bigotry, Misogyny and Hatred Trumps “Post-Racial” America
Trump and Re-Birth of a Nation These are some of the things candidate Donald Trump said: “When Mexico sends it people, they’re not sending ...
It’s the Police Against the Black Community – But It Always Has Been
Typical of Giuliani — demonizes and blames victims On the evening of July 5, 2016 Alton Sterling was fatally shot during an altercation initiated ...
The Larry Wilmore “N” word– It’s Important to Understand Why
“Words alone do me no justice. So Mr. President, if I’m going to keep it a hundred; yo’ Barry, you did it my Nigga; ...
History Didn’t Begin Yesterday: Who Will Mourn for Leopold’s Victims?
These were the strong and appropriate words from Secretary of State John Kerry: “We – all of us representing countless nationalities – have a ...
