When the Robot Has a Vote: The Data, the Darkness, and What’s Really Keeping Us Separated
Let’s start with facts. Not feelings. Not vibes. Facts.
Researchers studying real elections across the United States, Canada, and Poland found that conversational AI changed...
Mount Vernon Cop With Kidney Failure Terminated Six Months Before Retirement, Will Lose Health Benefits
On a special edition of the Black Westchester Power Hour, Damon and I discussed Derek Williams, a police officer in Mount Vernon who has...
Mount Vernon Budget Hearing Erupts in Anger, Warnings of Fiscal Collapse, and Demands for Accountability
Mount Vernon residents packed a budget hearing to send a clear message to City Hall: they feel priced out of their own city while...
When Representation Becomes a Substitute for Accountability and Redirection Masquerades as Engagement
Larnez Kinsey's New Column, "If You Felt That, You're Not Wrong"
This is the first installment of a recurring column examining power, presence, and accountability...
From Paramount to CBS: How the Ellisons Are Building Unprecedented Influence Over U.S. Media and Israel Coverage
America does not need a single company to “own the media” for narrative control to exist. Recognizing how ownership, editorial leadership, and cultural legitimacy converge can...
Not Your Ideal Candidate? Why Mysonne’s Appointment Is Exactly What Justice Looks Like
Not Your Ideal Candidate? Why Mysonne’s Appointment Is Exactly What Justice Looks Like By Larnez Kinsey
Let’s talk facts and feelings.
People love to stay loud...
When Partisanship Outweighs Race in the Courts: Why 90% of Black Voters in One Party Made This Supreme Court Ruling Inevitable
The outrage over the Supreme Court's latest redistricting ruling misses the most essential truth in the conversation: the Court did not create the political...
The Dangerous Politics of Deflection: Why Black Leaders Attack Questions Instead of Fixing Crime
The crisis in Chicago this past week revealed a deeper failure in leadership—when Mayor Brandon Johnson responded with indignation instead of clarity, it exposed...
The Mamdani Election, the Florida Inquiry Surge, and the Tax Base New York Can’t Afford to Lose
Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor wasn’t just a political milestone — it was a declaration that New York City is doubling down on a...
America’s New Africa Strategy Isn’t New — It’s Just More Honest
When President Trump brought the leaders of Congo and Rwanda to Washington to sign a peace agreement, many observers treated it as a sudden...
Why a Black Man Cannot Follow Christ and Zionism — A Response to Brandon Tatum
Brandon Tatum’s declaration that he is a “proud Christian Zionist” is not simply a disagreement over doctrine. It is a collision of incompatible ideas...
When Pastors Become Politicians, the Church Loses Its Soul
American Christianity is in trouble, not because God has changed, but because too many pastors have traded the Kingdom for political tribes. This should...
THE QUIET DISMANTLING: What’s Happening to Education, Why It Matters, and How Parents Like Me Are Navigating It in the Culture-State-Space of New York
Let me start with this:
When you’re raising a daughter in New York’s education system, especially if you’re Black, Brown, immigrant, working-class, or anything other...
THE COST OF MISDIRECTION: HOW U.S. TAX DOLLARS, FAILED LEADERSHIP, AND POLITICAL LOYALTY ENABLED THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS
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There is always a price for political ignorance, and innocent people almost always pay it. We see it in domestic policy and in foreign...
THE ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST CANDACE OWENS — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR FREE SPEECH
Candace Owens, the most-downloaded podcaster in the world, recently claimed that a foreign-backed assassination plot was orchestrated against her. It is an explosive allegation...
Mayor Mike Spano Positions Yonkers as the Logical Alternative to NYC
Yonkers is the third-largest city in New York State, and its mayor, Mike Spano, just sent a signal that should make New York City...
Mount Vernon Come Together To Assist Those Displaced By Fire
Mount Vernon showed up and showed out for their fellow residents who were displaced by Sunday's fire on Cottage Avenue. Just days before most...
The Trump–Mamdani Meeting: Power, Optics, and Reality
If you watch the Trump–Mamdani press conference emotionally, you will see “unity,” “cooperation,” and political hopefulness. But emotion clouds analysis. Power does not operate...
Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease in NY – Op/Ed by NYS Senator Cordell Cleare
NYS Senator Cordell Cleare read with great interest the Black Westchester articles recently published by Damon K. Jones concerning the Legionnaires situation in Westchester: The Hidden...
Democrats Hold a Massive Generic Ballot Lead — And It’s No Accident
Democrats’ latest surge in the generic ballot — their biggest lead since 2017 — didn’t come out of nowhere. It is the result of...
