“It wasn’t just a rejection of Hillary Clinton. It was a rejection of consensus politics. Of half-measures and bipartisan breakfasts. In 2016, the center didn’t just hold—it disappeared.” Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2025
Was Trump Bullied Into Striking Iran? A President Who Long Preferred Deals Over Conflict
President Trump has long fashioned himself a dealmaker, not a warmonger. Yet the June 2025 U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities marked a stark departure from his self-proclaimed aversion to entanglements in the Middle East. With Israeli warplanes having already led the charge and Iran threatening retaliation across the region, Trump found himself cornered—by geopolitical momentum, hawkish advisors, and the optics of hesitation. Whether the strikes were a calculated act of deterrence or a reactive concession to pressure, they underscore the central paradox of his foreign policy: a president who prefers diplomacy but often governs by force. Continue reading
The Power Equation: What African American Women in U.S. Politics Can Learn from Africa’s Women Presidents
In a world where power is still largely imagined through a masculine lens, Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia are quietly redrawing the blueprint. Their ascendancy—one through constitutional succession, the other through political tenacity—offers more than symbolic victories. For African American women navigating the entrenched hierarchies of American politics, these African heads of state provide not only inspiration, but a strategic template: govern with identity, not in spite of it; wield soft power deliberately; and treat resilience not as a slogan, but as a structure.
Their examples underscore a critical shift: leadership does not demand abandonment of culture, gender, or history. Instead, it requires the mastery of systems while refusing to be mastered by them. In their rise lies a profound lesson—power, when claimed with clarity and conviction, can reconfigure the political imagination across continents. Continue reading
Donald Trump May Have Been Denied in This Battle, But His War to Become America’s Dictator Rages On
In the span of just 24 hours, America witnessed both a judicial check on presidential overreach and a chilling act of political violence. As a federal court blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to impose sweeping new voter restrictions, two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were gunned down in their homes by a suspect impersonating law enforcement. The events, while seemingly unrelated, form part of a broader pattern—one in which Trump, now in his second term, continues a relentless campaign to concentrate power, dismantle oversight, and intimidate opposition. This is no longer a warning about authoritarian drift. It is the architecture of it, rising in plain sight. Continue reading
The First HBCU President of the United States: Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams didn’t just graduate from an HBCU—she became an HBCU in motion. From Spelman College’s storied grounds to the halls of Georgia’s state capitol, Abrams has long embodied the intersection of scholarship, strategy, and unapologetic Black womanhood. Her potential 2028 presidential run isn’t about breaking barriers—it’s about obliterating the ones that were never meant to contain leaders like her in the first place. In a country still learning to recognize Black leadership that doesn’t come with a Eurocentric frame, Abrams offers a policy-driven, justice-centered vision shaped by the very institutions designed to empower Black excellence. If the campaign trail leads to the White House, she’ll carry more than her ambition—she’ll carry the legacy of Spelman, the wisdom of the South, and the hopes of generations. Continue reading
Bridging the Educational Divide: How HBCU Education Departments Can Support the 19 Million Sudanese Children Out of School
“We cannot remain institutions born of resistance and liberation, yet turn away when 19 million African children face an educational extinction. The same spirit that built classrooms in basements during Jim Crow must now help build virtual classrooms across refugee camps in East Africa. HBCUs were not created simply to uplift African America—they were built to uplift the African world. This is our legacy and our mandate.”
In a time of unimaginable loss, HBCUs can be a bridge—between continents, between cultures, and between children and their future. Continue reading
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