Race Relations

Addendum: the 13th Amendment

I am not in the business of film review. Our editorial staff here at ModState has established this as an uncompromising policy position...................   read more

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Fabriquè en Babylon: Don’t Let “Them” Win

13625105_10157166608305271_771688468_nI hearken back to hallowed antiquity (or the 2012 election season, anyway), about six months after meeting a fellow corpsman I had the honor..................   read more

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Political Beast: “Shoot” versus “Shot”

A Young Lady Dramatically Remains Silent in a Stoic Display of Support of "Black Lives Matter"
A Young Lady Dramatically Remains Silent in a Stoic Display of Support of “Black Luves Matter”

I’ve spent the last several weeks investigating the issue of police violence, specifically when it results in death. I’ve sat through..................   read more

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Interview: On POTUS Nixon with Mr. Geoff Shepard, Esq.

Mr. Geoff Shepard, Esq.
Mr. Geoff Shepard, Esq.

DeViney, Jonathan D.:First and foremost, Mr. Shepard, on behalf of the staff and ..................   read more

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SPECIAL: POTUS Debate Judge’s Ballot

Just shy of a decade has elapsed since I last judged a round at a sanctioned debate tournament. Having competed in both parliamentary and policy debate..................   read more

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OP-ED

America: Cultural Fondue

[image courtesy of The New Orleans Film Society]
[image courtesy of The New Orleans Film Society]
Growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana offered me a unique perspective of the world. The little floating..................   read more

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State of Mind: American

children-around-the-worldThere are so many different ethnicities and life styles living in America and for some reason we feel the need to hyphenate certain ethnicities...................   read more

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Moor Tea, Less Koolaid: Agents Provocateurs for Liberty!

PAunrestGrowing up in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia, PA, I mostly only knew other Black people. Poor, under-employed Black people. It was mostly..................   read more

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Moor Tea, Less Koolaid: False Narrative or Collusive Commentary?

Just in case you were wondering, all the Black folks voting for Trump, spoke at the RNC last week. Yes, that was all of them! And you can expect their..................   read more

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Fabriquè en Babylon: Bullets and “Brexit”

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Powerful non-violent demonstration at BRPD [Baton Rouge, Louisiana] ends with this young lady being arrested.
Last night, tonight or any night, as I watch the remainder tick down on what remains of “this” twenty-four hours I am watching the unfolding of a generational..................   read more

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