Brazil Welcomes Dr. Carl Hart
Brazilby Julian ColaBrazil, with the largest Black population outside of Africa, attempts to perpetuate the myth that it is a “racial democracy.” If so, it is an incredibly violent one. “Ban Ki-moon,...
View ArticleRewind: Is Jazz America’s Greatest Artform?
jazzby Julian ColaThe United States is expert at expropriating other people’s property: land, bodies and culture. It has expropriated jazz, alienating the art form from the people that created it, who...
View ArticleElvis, Donny Hathaway and the Daft Hollywood Paradigm
Brazilby Julian ColaHollywood is one of U.S. imperialism’s greatest assets, hyping a world in which all things “super” are white – and speak English. “Media exploitation had famished many of my...
View ArticleLetter from Brazil: Before There Was Liberation Theology There Was Candomblé
Afro-Braziliansby Julian Cola“Liberation theology,” a progressive interpretation of Christianity that gained traction in the mid-20th century, was long preceded by African-based religions such as...
View ArticleReparations Hypocrisy: God Bless The Liberal That’s Got His Own
reparationsby Julian ColaAfter two and a quarter centuries, legions of Americans are calling for repair of the U.S. voting system by abolishing the Electoral College. However, white liberals just “lost...
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