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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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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…

Apr 23, 2022

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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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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Democratic Party, 2024 Election Aftermath, Embracing the Status Quo or Entertaining Innovative…

Recently, Democratic leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to select new officers for the Democratic National Committee. With the now…

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Democratic Party, 2024 Election Aftermath, Embracing the Status Quo or Entertaining Innovative…

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Potomac Tragedy, Trump Administration, Lies About DEI and the Perverse and Sinister Scapegoating of…

First responders and National Guardsmen were still retrieving dead bodies from the icy waters of the Potomac River on January 30 when…

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Potomac Tragedy, Trump Administration, Lies About DEI and the Perverse and Sinister Scapegoating of…

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Donald Trump, January 6 Presidential Pardons, Anarchist Glee and the Increasing, Perverse…

His second inauguration had just occurred and the speeches were barely over when Donald Trump pardoned pretty much all of the January 6…

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Donald Trump, January 6 Presidential Pardons, Anarchist Glee and the Increasing, Perverse…

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

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Black America, Post Election Outcomes, Historical Realities and How to Politically Navigate In A…

Many Black Americans have been pondering during the last few months -post November election. Over the past couple of weeks, I have watched…

Jan 14

Black America, Post Election Outcomes, Historical Realities and How to Politically Navigate In A…

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Guys… Stop Being Judgmental Jerks!

Recently, I was in the locker room at one of the local gyms in town where I had just completed an intense workout. I was feeling…

Jan 11

Guys… Stop Being Judgmental Jerks!

Jan 11

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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