A big, heartfelt “thank you” to the good people of Alabama tonight. With 97% of precincts reporting, today’s special Senate election has been called for Democrat Doug Jones, who looks to have defeated accused pedophile and confirmed racist Roy Moore by less than one percentage point. Jones seems to have won due to a combination […]
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Pro-choice Democrat Doug Jones does the unthinkable and defeats Judge Roy “Ten Commandments” Moore in Alabama
Posted in Pop Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, Alabama, Arizona and Nevada, Bob Corker, deep state, Donald Trump, Doug Jones, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, Jeff Flake, pro choice, pro-life, racism, Rad Paul, religious fundamentalism, Republican Party, Republicans, Richard Shelby, Robert Mueller, Roy Moore, Russia, Russiagate, Senate, Susan Collins, tax cuts, tax reform, the black vote, victory, Virginia 43 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: D’Real Graham
A few weeks ago, longtime Ypsilanti resident D’Real Graham left town for Washington, DC, where he’ll soon be restarting his college career. Before leaving, D’Real and I had the occasion to exchange a few emails about his memories of growing up here, how he’d seen the city change over his lifetime, and his plans for […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1969, 826, activism, basketball, Belle Isle, Black Eden, Chris Stranad, churches, Civil Rights Act, creative writing, D.C., deacon, Detroit, Donald Trump, D’Real Graham, Elijah McCoy, exit interviews, gateway cities, gentrification, Great Migration, Howard University, Idlewild, Kate de Fuccio, Keep Ypsi Black, Metropolitan Memorial Baptist Church, New Orleans, Nick Azzaro, NWA, racism, roasts, S.L. Roberson, social justice, Straight Outta Compton, student activism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, vacations, Washington, Washtenaw County Prosecutor, white supremacy, women's studies, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews 9 Comments
D’Real Graham, write-in candidate for Washtenaw County Prosecutor
I don’t have time to write about the entire episode right now, but, as the election is tomorrow, I wanted to draw your attention to an interview I did a few weeks ago, during episode 51 of the Saturday Six Pack, with Radical Washtenaw co-founder D’Real Graham. Graham, as you may know, has spent the […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 2016, Aura Rosser, Brian Mackie, D’Real Graham, elections, jail, law enforcement, police brutality, police misconduct, police reform, Radical Washtenaw, the militarization of the police, Washtenaw County Prosecutor 11 Comments