Late-night talk shows are both news and entertainment. The opening monologues of #Kimmel, #Colbert, and the rest are particularly constitutionally protected speech as humor. Jokes, satire, and parody are strongly protected, even if they are offensive. #freespeech #firstamendment #fcc
The Right cites two contested lines in the Bible: Leviticus 18 & 19 as against male-male sex. Between the two? “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”19:33-34 #socialjustice
Art: A Bridge for Our Divides?
My new blog explores how art and beauty can heal, unite, and build community in a divided world. It's not just "nice"—it's essential for well-being and connection. Discover art's power.
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Society's pushing us into old, rigid boxes. From gender & sexuality to rights & politics, we're being forced into false opposites. Discover why human complexity defies these narrow views. sheriparks.substack.com/p/blame-it-o... #SocialJustice #HumanRights #GenderIdentity
The backlash after #JenniferLopez kissed a female dancer in her opening of the #AMAs was mostly her fans and conservative media, not the general outrage as when Madonna kissed Britney Spears in 2008. My only thought: Kissing? Isn’t there a new strain of Covid in the West?
#SocialChange #PopCulture
Love peonies! Returning the favor from my garden!
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Great analogy. Because the AI industry is trying to borrow what it cannot produce on its own and upend the intellectual property of humans. AI is having trouble with the most valued of human attributes including beauty and creativity.
Yours is important work as websites are now deleting Black contributions. As you know, Abraham Lincoln said "Without the military help of the Black Freedman, the war against the south could have never been won." Wounded Warrior Project: Nearly 40,000 Black men died in the war, including illness.
This spring marks the 10th anniversary of the death of #FreddieGray. The #peaceful #protest organizers, many young #BlackWomen, worked out of the non-violent action playbook and staged days of large, well-coordinated #marches and #protests. Read more sheriparks.substack.com/p/the-voices...
During the “Red Summer” of 1919 alone, there were riots and massacres in more than 3 dozen communities. Hundreds of men, women, and children were killed, and 2000 were injured. Businesses and homes were burned, without prosecution. #redsummer #blackexperience sheriparks.substack.com/p/our-second...
By the early 20th century, there were well known Black Wall Streets in #Atlanta, #Chicago, #WashingtonDC, #LittleRock, #Jackson, #Richmond ,and #Durham. There were many more, smaller districts in towns across the country. sheriparks.substack.com/p/our-second...
In the aftermath of World War I, Black soldiers returned home. In areas with critical Black populations, they created clusters of enterprises. The most well-known were known as Black Wall Streets since they often included banks and insurance companies. sheriparks.substack.com/p/our-second...
In 1868, the US Congress passed the 14th Amendment that guaranteed citizenship and equal rights and protection under the law to former slaves. By 1868, 80% of eligible Black men were registered to vote. This is just part of a bigger picture. sheriparks.substack.com/p/our-second...
We have thought of progress as linear, as marching toward one end. In light of recent retrenchments, we can see that it is not always so. The latter 20th century was a second Reconstruction, when some, but not all, of the old strictures were temporarily removed.
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My Black father earned a master’s degree in chemistry in the 1940’s, when only 4.6% of Americans had any higher education at all. Now, more than 10% of African Americans have graduate degrees. sheriparks.com/weve-come-to...
#We’ve come too far to turn back #We are amazing! #Black Achievement