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John McWhorter: The Trickster Trips Up?

John McWhorter is so valuable to the enemies of Blacks that he has survived wishing the president were assassinated. Or has he? I first heard of John...

30.07.2026 10

CounterPunch

Ishmael Reed

Does Elon Musk Hate Cops?

I have seen the police at their best and at their worst. The worst was when two New York cops tried to frame me for disorderly conduct after they...

24.07.2026 20

CounterPunch

Ishmael Reed

How am I celebrating America’s 250th birthday? By remembering Black bravery

03.07.2026 30

San Francisco Chronicle

Ishmael Reed

250th: Their Heroes Are Monsters to Us

The segregated American media spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July praising the founding fathers and paying tribute to other American...

03.07.2026 20

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Ishmael Reed

Fred Anderson, North American Writer

President Obama refuses to go low, and so he politely compares the nightmare that Americans are living through to “every day is Halloween.” I find...

08.05.2026 20

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Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations

30.01.2026 40

The Nation

Ishmael Reed

Talking Back to Men Got Bland and Good Killed

Renee Good was shot in the face by Jonathan Ross He wanted to show her who was boss He called her a fucking bitch His execution went off without a...

30.01.2026 30

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Ishmael Reed

Br’er Vivek

“If you believe in normalizing hatred towards any ethnic group, towards whites, towards blacks, towards Hispanics, towards Jews, towards Indians,...

16.01.2026 30

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Ishmael Reed