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Keepin' It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America

Keepin' It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America

Keepin’ It Real presents a wide-ranging group of essays that take on key aspects of the current landscape surrounding racial issues in America

2019

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Elwood David Watson

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Abortion, Roe V. Wade, Sexism and The Politics of Misogyny!

Last week, Republicans in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky passed strict abortion laws, the latest in an aggressive wave of anti-abortion…

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Abortion, Roe V. Wade, Sexism and The Politics of Misogyny!

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George Floyd: The Verdict Was Just But The Fight Continues!

Understandably, millions of people across the world were elated by the news of Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the death of George Floyd…

Apr 22, 2021

George Floyd: The Verdict Was Just But The Fight Continues!

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Pete Hegseth,Michael Waltz, the Signalgate Scandal and the Blatant Arrogance, Denial and Hypocrisy…

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Jackie Robinson, DEI, Pentagon Politics and the Vile and Regressive Politics of Deep Seeded Racism!

Avid followers of the news are aware that Trump ordered the Pentagon to scan federal websites for articles, social media posts, photos…

Mar 24

Jackie Robinson, DEI, Pentagon Politics and the Vile and Regressive Politics of Deep Seeded Racism!

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Mahmoud Khalil, The Trump Administration, Right Wing Politics and the Ominously Chilling Attack on…

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Mahmoud Khalil, The Trump Administration, Right Wing Politics and the Ominously Chilling Attack on…

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Donald Trump’s DishoAddress to the Nation, Democratic Party’s Disjointed Response, Stressed Out…

Journalists, pundits, commentators, and others are bemoaning what they see as the Democratic Party’s downward spiral. The Democrats…

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Donald Trump’s DishoAddress to the Nation, Democratic Party’s Disjointed Response, Stressed Out…

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Black History Month, The Trump Administration, Reductive Politics and the Vivid Reality of Obscene…

According to those who were in attendance at the Black History Month reception held at the White House and sponsored by President Trump…

Feb 24

Black History Month, The Trump Administration, Reductive Politics and the Vivid Reality of Obscene…

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Kendrick Lamar, 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Political Hyperbole and the Ongoing Frantic Fear of…

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Kendrick Lamar, 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Political Hyperbole and the Ongoing Frantic Fear of…

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Life Without Children

Yes, Childfree and Happy

Inhabiting a satisfying life without children being a part of it

Feb 11

Older childless couple sits on a bench overlooking an empty playground.

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Elwood Watson, Ph.D.

Elwood Watson, Ph.D.

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Historian, Syndicated Columnist, Public Speaker, Social-Cultural Critic. Professor of Black Studies and Gender Studies, at East Tennessee State University.

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