WAR!!!!: Somalia v. Ethopia

On Christmas Day Ethiopian jets strafed Somali airports in an open act of war between the two countries. Islamist leaders, who have defeated CIA backed opposition, control Mogadishu, Somalia. The CIA has been paying secular opposition since 1995.
Disclosure of the payments to men widely despised for years of lawlessness helped galvanize [...]

White Students at Black Colleges

When Rich and I were at Morehouse, among the black student body there were several white students. (There were also some Pakistanis and Latinos.) Ironically, many of the white students played on the football team, probably hoping to get a scholarship and transfer to another school. There were also a few “visiting” students from other [...]

James Brown. Dead at 73

Now we demand a chance to do things for ourserlf We’re tired of beatin’ our head against the wall And workin’ for someone else We’re people, we’re just like the birds and the bees We’d rather die on our feet Than be livin’ on our [...]