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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!

Apr 23, 2022

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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!

Apr 22, 2021

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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…

Mar 10

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…

Feb 24

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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.

Feb 11

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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…

Feb 10

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

Feb 10

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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…

Feb 3

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

Feb 3

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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