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...
America’s Convenient Compassion: Nicki Minaj at the UN: What New Yorkers See That America Won’t Say By Larnez Kinsey
New York has an instinct for truth.
It’s something in the air, something in the architecture, something in the lived experience of people who have...
The Entertainment Game Has Changed: How the $38 Billion OpenAI–Amazon Deal Rewires Music, Media, and Power
The entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation far more profound than most observers realize. The recent $38 billion agreement between OpenAI and Amazon Web...
THE MAMDANI EFFECT: HOCHUL’S TAX CONFUSION AND THE MIDDLE CLASS THAT WILL PAY FOR IT
Governor Kathy Hochul is caught in a political storm of her own making. In just forty-eight hours, her administration managed to send two completely...
CDC Just Cut Food Safety Surveillance And Now We’re All Playing Dinner Table Russian Roulette By Larnez Kinsey
The Setup: A Quiet Cut With Loud Consequences
While we were out here living life, grilling, brunching, buying them Costco rotisserie chickens the CDC made...
Israeli Spyware Might Be On Your Phone — And You’d Never Know
For years, people brushed off the idea that governments or foreign intelligence networks could break into the average person’s cellphone. That denial died the...
What Really Happened to SNAP: Intentions, Incentives, and the Lessons We Refuse to Learn
There is a strange ritual in American politics where temporary policies are treated as permanent achievements, and the inevitable return to reality is framed...
The ACA’s Structural Failure — and the Debate that Has Forced Washington to Confront
Public policy, often judged by its intentions, sometimes fails to deliver the desired results. The Affordable Care Act is a prime example. It was...
Sharon Owens Makes History As Syracuse’s First Black Mayor
Syracuse, New York's fifth-most populous city, has elected its first Black mayor in the city’s 177-year history. Sharon Owens makes history as the first Black...
