Dear Dean Magazine: May 2023

DEAR DEAN 

M A G A Z I N E 

V O L . 1 7 | M A Y . 2 2 , 2 0 2 3 

MOMS FOR 

LIBERTY ARE 

DOMESTIC TERRORISTS 

UNSERIOUS & UNQUALIFIED 

MARIANNE WILLIAMSON 

Plus! 

POC 

WHO CHOOSE 

WHITE SUPREMACY 

A Mother's Day Tribute 

Myron's Hit or Miss List 

What I'm Streaming Right Now 

TOTM

THE GOODS 

03 Welcome From Myron 

04 A Mother's Day Tribute 

by Myron J. Clifton 

06 

Moms For Liberty are 

Domestic Terrorists 


12 

Unserious & Unqualified 

Marianne Williamson 


18 

POC Who Choose White Supremacy 


24 

Thread of the Month 


28 

33 

36 

Myron's HIT or MISS List 

Hot Take! x2 

My Favorite Things 

Streaming Right Now 

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DEAR DEAN MAGAZINE | May 2023 | p.3

A Mother’s 

Day Tribute 

Lamenting that I lost my mom to colon cancer when 

she was only 39 and I was 20. She lived a full life of 

joy, pain, abuse, success, depression, and fun. I 

never stop thinking about and feeling her and I wish 

for just a moment more of her time. 

I think about her every day in some way. And I miss 

her every minute. The grief.. It never passes and I 

am thankful for that. 

Grief anchors me to her memory & life & I hold it 

like I used to hold her hand in the park. And hold 

her hand in the middle of night as she cried in pain. 

This year I would have been without her 39 years. 

With her for 39 and without her for 39. 

Life is unfair like that. 

In the main place when I write at home, one of her 

photos on the wall looks at me. It was a photo on 

her final easter at church. She's in a hat, her hair 

pulled behind her ear. A hoop earring. 

Her smile. Slight dimple. A smile. 

When I pause when writing I stare into her eyes. 

She stares back and I wonder. 

My wonder is unanswered though. 

She's so beautiful. 

And that photo hides the inoperable cancer that 

would do what cancer does. 

It is a moment that holds her and holds me. 

I love her so much. 

I am the 3rd of three boys, all one year apart. 

"Mamma, were you happy when I was born?" I 

asked when I was maybe about 12. 

"I cried so hard because I wanted a girl." She said, 

laughing as I teared up before she did what mothers 

do; comfort and reassure. 

She still makes me cry, only differently now. 

I hold her tight in my mind, heart, emotions, and she 

informs my outlook on life, home, loves, my 

daughter, Black women, and belief of the ethereal. 

She is in my books and imbedded in articles I write. 

She is in me, so she is in my words. 

I just wish she could read my words. 

I miss my mom. Floy Dean. 

She was 39 when she died of cancer. My she not 

rest, but be up laughing, entertaining, serving looks, 

and being who she was meant to me. 


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You: The Untold Story Honoring the Goddess & Our Daughters; and short story collection, We 

Couldn’t Be Heroes, and Other Stories. Also check out his weekly podcast, Voice Memos, his FREE 

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F E A T U R E D S P O T L I G H T 


ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX NABAUM 

Does that headline bother you? Do you think it is extreme or 

hyperbole? Or maybe you think the headline is clickbait, 

trolling, or a left wing attack on a group of innocent moms? 

If you’ve followed Moms for Liberty then you will recognize 

the accuracy of the headline. 

Moms for Liberty are Domestic Terrorists. They focus on 

public schools, on children who are trying to understand their 

sexuality, and on school administrators and teachers who 

compassionately care for and help guide and direct children 

through some of the most difficult times of their young lives. 

They provide a safe place — far too often a safe place from 

homes and churches — and a place kids can ask questions, 

share fears, and freely express themselves about… whatever 

they want without judgement or retribution. 

Moms for Liberty oppose all of the aforementioned benefits 

children receive from public servants. 

But opposition isn’t domestic terrorism you may say. 

It is when it comes from that group. 


M Y R O N J . C L I F T O N 

They weaponize the word “Mom” like the republicans they 

are. We all know “Mom” as they use it, doesn’t include 

Black or brown moms. That title is the exclusive purview of 

white mothers. It is a differentiator for white women 

because it gives them distance from “Momma” Mama” 

“Mami” and other titles non-white women use. 

Mom gives them distance and makes them feel superior, 

the same way “Soccer mom” is used exclusively for white 

women. 

Moms for Liberty aren’t advocating for “All kids” but for 

“White kids” only. They don’t care about Black children or 

Latino/Hispanic children. 

In fact, they oppose Black school superintendents on sight 

and will work to have them fired precisely because they 

are Black. 

They are today’s Daughters of the Confederacy who for 

decades determined what information was included in k- 

12 textbooks. The Daughters of the Confederacy saw to it 

that the lazy confederate genociders who split the nation 

because they insisted on their god-given right to own, 

rape, kill, maim, and buy and sell humans, was right. 

The Daughters of the Confederacy fundraised and worked 

political hallways to get their white male politicians to erect 

grotesque monuments to confederate. They made certain kids 

didn’t learn actual history, didn’t learn accurate Black, Asian, 

Latino, or Indigenous history while making sure we all learned 

whitewashed history and fairy tales about the nation’s 

founding. 

They are the soft faces of white supremacy. They get 

favorable news stories, kind interviews, and social media 

soft-pedaling of their detestable white supremacist, 

homophobic, transphobic, hate. 

They are the daughters of Anita Bryant. 

They are the daughters of White Flight. 

They are the daughters of Charter Schools. 

They are the daughters of School Vouchers. 

They are the daughters of Public School Defunding. 

They are the daughters of Police in Black/brown Schools 

but Computers in white schools. 

America has a short memory that causes the nation to 

repeat the same failed approaches to problems that plague 

the country. The nation struggles to move forward because 

far too many people don’t know its history. 

And they are the Daughters of We Know What is Better 

than You What is Best for Your Kid. 

The Moms for Liberty are emblematic of this national 

amnesia. They are not new, unique, or creative. They are 

old news of white people, particularly white women, 

attempting to control what all kids learn in school. 



D R . M Y R O N J . C L I F T O N 

As we move closer to the 2024 election… wait, not that line 

again! 

Yes, that line, because Moms for Liberty are currently 

weaponizing their power to actively harm kids of all colors 

who are trying their best to understand themselves, their 

bodies, and their sexuality in a safe welcoming 

environment. 

Don’t be fooled though because it is not only republican 

white women who do these shenanigans. 

They are like the parents in the podcast series Nice White 

Parents who loudly advocated for progressive textbooks, 

integrated schools, and demands that schools be fair to all 

races. Good goals and through it all the good white parents 

still didn’t chose to send their kids to the integrated 

schools, preferring all-white private schools. But they were 

self-satisfied they had made certain the Black and brown 

kids schools were integrated. 

In contrast, Moms for Liberty are advocating harm, 

punishment, suspensions, firing of administrators, and 

worse all because they desire to control their kids, your 

kids, my kids, and all kids. 

Moms for Liberty is a Domestic Terrorist group and they 

must be stopped before they can do more lasting harm 

to children. 

Call them out, shout them down at school board 

meetings, and vote against any candidate who 

capitulates to the soft-faced domestic terrorists. 


Jamaal's Incredible Adventures in the 

Black Church by Myron J. Clifton 

Before Jamaal's seventeenth birthday, he’s appointed as his preacher uncle’s 

designated driver and unwilling personal confidant. Behind the fine outfits and 

hats, behind the delicious cooking, Jamaal is exposed to crazy aunties, sexy church 

sisters, corrupt pastors, and predator deacons. A good kid who just wants time to 

finish his homework and kiss a girl his own age, Jamaal is dragged through the 

strange world of the Black church. You best pray for him. 


You’ll discover: 

How to have difficult conversations 

about white supremacy, racism, and 

white privilege 

How to listen to criticism without 

defensiveness 

Why it’s harmful to ignore race or 

claim to be colorblind 

How to expand your racial justice 

circle by joining groups led by Black 

women and cultivating a group of 

like-minded allies 

Racism can only be defeated if white 

people educate themselves and actively 

engage in antiracism work, especially in 

their inner circles. 

With this book, you’ll learn how to 

change from someone who defends and 

protects racism to someone who fights 

against it. And you’ll become an example 

to others that true allies are made, not 

born. 

LECIA MICHELLE 

Lecia Michelle has been a librarian for over 15 years, working in both universities and 

public libraries. She is also the founder and leader of “Real Talk: WOC and Allies for 

Racial Justice and Anti-Oppression.” Lecia is a writer w, an avid reader, and pursuer of all 

things related to anti-racist work and activism. 


F E A T U R E D 

S P O T L I G H T 


Marianne Williamson decided to announce she is again 

running for president, continuing her years long grifting 

attempts to insert herself into politics and crossover from 

her strange world of mind control, anti-vaccinations, denial 

that depression exists. 

Marianne is an unserious chaos agent who is imminently 

unqualified to govern anyone or even lead anyone. Her 

views are harmful, dangerous, unscientific, and nothing 

more than an expression of her unearned white privilege. 

she can actually govern and lead the United States of 

America 

The only things most democrats will joyfully agree with 

the no-longer-new-age mystic, author, and shallow 

thinker is what her original self-reflection told us: She 

cannot govern or manage. 

Marianne is like the Moms for Liberty people who believe 

they and they alone should determine what all kids learn in 

school. They, like Marianne, believe their unearned privilege 

gives them the power to govern our lives. 

Marianne, who in a moment of clarity and honesty, once 

admitted that she isn’t qualified to govern but now thinks 



Marianne exudes that kind of wealthy American privilege 

whereby she believes she always has a right to be heard 

and, more, that everyone is required listen and believe 

every sappy weird word coming out of her essential oilsmelling 

mouth. 

Marianne’s act isn’t new, original, or cute. 

She’s Ralph Nader with a crystal 

She’s Tulsi Gabbard with fewer Russian handlers 

She’s Ross Perot but taller and with longer hair 

And she’s Andrew Yang but instead of shooting whipped 

cream into his pal’s mouths she’s randomly tweeting while 

thinking she’s sending an email… berating her staff at 4am 

and adding to the stories of her abusive leadership style. 

Not today, Miss Millie. And not in 2024. 

Marianne can have all the seats, or if she prefers, a soft 

cushion in her ayawaska tent. 

What she cannot have is a seat at the democratic table or 

primary. Her public disdain for VP Harris mirrors the 

jealousy and vitriol so many Black women endure by 

privileged people like Marianne who weaponize any 

platform they get against Black women. 

Also, My guy Jason needs to quiet-quit and get a real job. 

Marianne recently spread a doctored video about VP 

Harris that was edited to mislead viewers into thinking VP 

Harris doesn’t care about Gen-Z. Marianne deleted the 

tweet after being called out for (again) spreading 

misinformation. But of course she didn’t apologize because 

people like Marianne — wealthy and privileged, never 

believe they have to apologize to any Black person, not 

even the Vice President of the United States. 

White supremacy is a helluva drug. 

The democratic party does not have to entertain her 

nonsense or again give her a platform to distract from what 

will be the most important election in most folks lives. 

Democratic voters do not need to be bothered with her 

political ignorance and naive bullshit at such a critical time 

in the nation’s life. We are teetering on the edge of fascism 

and now isn’t the time to entertain the idea of a modern 

day snake oil saleswoman’s goofy ideas, pseudo-science, 

political inexperience, or silly solutions to important 

domestic and international problems. 

Also, My guy Jason needs to quiet-quit and get a real job. 

Crystal Methianne is an unserious bad joke of a candidate 

high on her own supply of spew-age bullshit. 

Her policies would range from the absurd to the dangerous 

to utter nonsense: 

She’s not a doctor but says dangerous unscientific things 

about antidepressants. 




Her anti-vaccination stance and confusion was foretold, to 

those who knew about her before she ran for president, 

when she did the same with AIDS and HIV. 

She thinks a dictator and murderer can be changed from 

afar by thinking loving thoughts about him: 

“Just spent time in silence showering the President of Syria with 

a love so great that his insanity could not stand in its presence.” 

Marianne — June 9th, 2012 

She believes she has angels at the ready to do what she 

wants, like ending hurricanes, plugging oil spills, and 

stopping nuclear radiation leaks: 

Marianne initially had a good and reasonable response to 

AIDS and she has a documented record of working with 

AIDS patients… and then that turned into her loudly and 

wrongly proclaiming that “AIDS was an illusion” as her 

bullshit platform grew and the money started coming in. 

Not content to stick her Karen-nose in gay folk business, 

Marianne then decided to try to add her ignorance to the 

reparations discussion, where she of course lowballed the 

amount while feeling like she was doing something. Again, 

chiming into something she knows nothing about and 

didn’t bother to talk to those knowledgeable about the 

topic — Black people. 

"Posting angels along the entire East Coast. See legions of them, 

and miracles galore…" -- Marianne — August 26th, 2011 

"Let’s see angels surrounding the nuclear reactors, pouring cold 

water over them, keeping radiation from escaping into the 

atmosphere." — Marianne - March 13, 2011 

"Visualize the oil spill plugged. Close your eyes for 5 minutes 

and see angels coming over it, filling it with sane and sacred 

thoughts." — Marianne May 30, 2010 

Marianne is, of course, anti-vaccination. She has tried to 

clean up her initial vile responses to covid during her failed 

campaign but her true self always fights through the 

confusion she purposely foments as she struggles to 

navigate the balance of science in real life and the snake-oil 

she pushes on her followers. 




disagreeing, and arguing glory, vote to make that future a 

reality. 

Marianne has the unearned audacity to want the President 

to debate her, as if she has any policy knowledge or 

experience. 

President Biden and VP Harris, and their administration 

are large on actual accomplishments — domestic and 

internationally, strong on science, diplomacy, 

manufacturing, healthcare, business, student loans, 

infrastructure, supporting international allies, and 

strengthening our democracy. 

Meanwhile, Marianne’s views are detestable, vile, antiscience, 

homophobic, fat-phobic, and antisemitic. 

She fashions herself a guru with deeper knowledge of the 

world than regular folk, and like all gurus and charlatans 

before her, she needs to be ignored for our own good and 

cast aside to the dustbin of history. 

Myron J. Clifton 

Marianne Williamson is a nothing burger who should be 

ignored politically, shunned scientifically, and held 

accountable for the real harm she does to people who listen 

to her nonsense. 

One more time: 

Marianne Williamson is an unserious chaos agent who is 

imminently unqualified to govern anyone. Her views are 

harmful, dangerous, unscientific, and nothing more than an 

expression of her unearned white privilege. Democrats should 

ignore her fundraising requests, and shut down her 

“candidacy” before it ever gets off the ground. 


We Couldn't Be Heroes 

Short Story Collection: We Couldn't Be Heroes And Other Stories What if a Black 

man could control the weather, God called 911, or aliens took our souls? Would 

we notice? Would we care?... Enjoy the entire collection, seven stories in all, on 

earth and in space and in any order. 


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and share so much through this simple social ritual. Nuanced origin stories. Brow-raising 

secrets. Good news. Bad news. Hopes and dreams, insecurities and fears. Sip by sip, we do 

business, catch up, plan our lives, and discover common ground. 

To gain a better understanding of his friends, Myron went on a mission to try their favorite 

drinks. He was struck by the complex flavors and simple pleasures that characterized their 

personalities. Sweet. Spicy. Bold. Bewitching. Optimistic. Ostentatious. Practical. Perfectionist. 

In Coffee, Grounded, Myron reviews these drinks and brews up a perfect blend of culture and 

caffeine. He examines the history of various ingredients and coffee-growing regions, painting a 

vivid picture of faraway lands and hometown haunts. 

Pour yourself a cup and curl up with this tasty collection of stories steeped in friendship and fun. 

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F E A T U R E D S P O T L I G H T 

POC WHO CHOOSE 

WHITE SUPREMACY 


The latest mass shooting in Allen, Tx., by Mexican-American 

— a citizen for anyone hoping to blame immigrants — 

Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old. 

Mauricio was kicked out of the military after a few months 

once they figured out he had serious mental issues. But 

never fear, because in Texas anyone can purchase any 

number of weapons no matter how unstable they are, and 

no matter how many white supremacy posts they make 

online. Mauricio commented on the wedding photos below 

where the groom, bride, and their friends and family 

celebrated in nazi clothes and a nazi-decorated car. 

Also, don’t miss Mauricio’s Hitler emoji in bottom right of 

photos... 

But Mauricio isn’t unusual or unique. He is one the growing 

number of non-Black people of color who have been lured in 

and joined the white supremacy movement. 

People who don’t pay attention are acting surprised that a 

Mexican-American can be a white supremacist. Just like 

they act surprised that Cuban-Americans vote republican. 

And the faux surprise extends to current South Asian 

presidential candidates Nikki Haley — real name Nimarata 

Nikki Randhawa Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy are fully 

bought into white supremacy. 

They in turn follow in the steps of Bobby Jindal — real name 

Piyush Jindal more recently, Andrew Yang, as people who 

bank their political careers on attacking Black Americans. 



They have been so effective that the January 6th 

Insurrection was co-led by Ali Alexander — real name Ali 

Abdul-Razaq Akbar — an Arab man who says he is Catholic, 

is bi-sexual, an accused pedeophile… and a Black Arab. Ali 

is literally the living embodiment of everything white 

supremacists hate but they willingly followed him because 

he agreed with them that Black people are the root cause 

of all that is wrong with America. 

We just saw Enrique Tarrio Cuban Afro-Latino and CEO of 

Latinos for Trump get convicted for also co-leading the 

January 6th insurrection with fellow Latinos like these 

fools: 

Black people have long known and dealt with our own 

who decide to do the work of white supremacy and harm 

the Black community. We’ve been dealing with it for 

hundreds of years so we aren’t new to the idea that our 

own can and will be sellouts. 

From recently sellouts like Herschel Walker, Clarence 

Thomas, Tim Scott, Candace Owens, The Breakfast Club, 

and Killer Mike, and all the way to that group of Black 

preachers who prostrated themselves to Trump’s greasy 

hands in the Oval Office. 

Black people also know that in America in general, and 

the republican party specifically, there’s always money 

for anyone who wants to harm Black people. 

And unfortunately we are seeing the fruits of decades of 

GOP marketing to the Latino/Hispanic, Asian, South 

Asian, and the middle eastern communities. 

And Vivek had the gall to be loud and wrong on CNN 

while telling Don Lemon that the NRA helped Black 

people during the civil rights movement. That argument 

was so ahistorical and stupid that Don, who was 

reportedly fired for his pushback (and workplace 

harassment issues) properly told Vivek he was 

absolutely wrong about the civil rights movement and 



that he was wrong to try to tell a Black man about our own 

history. Please also don’t miss useless Poppy Harlow who 

represents so much that is wrong about American media, 

being useless and checking her phone instead of correcting 

Vivek or at the least supporting her co-host. 

also all made their way here despite their centuries of war 

against one another. Because one group is predominately 

white and the other are brown, Black, and white, the 

reception by Americans and thus the integration and 

transition has been much more difficult. 

And in those difficulties reside many of the political 

differences we are seeing. 

We have long known that the largest “minority” group is 

Latino/Hispanic and we were told as far back as the 1970’s 

that their political, financial, and societal impact would 

impact the entire nation in all ways possible. 

The binary issues long understood as exclusively Black and 

White would be much more complex because the new 

majority-minority would be brown, Black, and white — since 

Latino/Hispanic can be any color -despite many Americans 

refusal to understand that simple concept. 

What is the appeal that draws in non-Black POC to the 

republican party even though their policies actively hurt 

POC and their rhetoric harms the community? 

Some will ask the opposite question: What policies do 

Democrats have that appeal to non-Black POC? 

The answers can be complex, of course, since neither group 

is a monolith, are not the same ethnicity, and they do not 

have the same American experience as one another. 

Mexicans in California are not the same as Cubans in 

Florida, as Dominicans in New York, or Mexicans in Texas. 

They aren’t the same as Venezuelans, Colombians, 

Argentinians, Salvadorans, or Puerto Ricans. There are 

dozens of nations that make up South and Central America, 

and dozens more that make of the Caribbean. The people 

are not the same, don’t have the same history, aren’t 

coming from the same form of government, and are 

sometimes coming from nations that have been at war with 

one another. 

The demographic changes fueled the race for the political 

parties to capture the largest share of the new majorityminority. 

It was clear that white people would latch on to 

republicans and Black people would stay with the 

democrats but what would happen to Latino/Hispanic 

voters — both current citizens and those arriving from the 

1960’s to now? 

So far, democrats are winning the majority of the 

Latino/Hispanic and Asian vote. It must also be mentioned 

that red states also restrict voting, gerrymander, and do all 

they can to prevent democratic voters — Black and brown 

— so they can keep their majorities. The media though will 

spread misinformation about how Latinos vote and 

conveniently leave out that the Biden/Harris ticket got 

66% of the Latino vote nationally, winning in Texas and 

getting more in Florida with the singular exception of 

Cubans voters. 

None of this should sound new though, because they are 

exactly like the nations that make up Europe and who also 



more recently. But Asian Americans were also in the 

fight for civil rights. 

But republicans continue to specifically work to appeal 

to Latino/Hispanic voters using the following wedge 

issues: 

Catholicism/religion 

Abortion rights 

Gun rights 

Anti-government sentiment 

Closing borders to prevent their recent immigrants real or 

perceived “enemies” from immegrating 

And, the biggest appeal of all — Anti-Blackness. 

The anti-Blackness is next level because almost all 

Latino/Hispanic people have African DNA because all 

have pieces of the African diaspora as a result of the slave 

trade. No matter how white their skin is, Black folk been 

in all the Americas and Caribbean nations for centuries as 

you can see it in all Latino/Hispanic cultures, food, music, 

and traditions. 

But instead of appreciating what we have done, 

honoring our sacrifice, and joining our continuing 

work to make this nation great, far too many decided 

that sidling up to whiteness is a better route. And 

despite having a rich history of working for equality 

and equity for their own communities, too many 

Latino/Hispanic folk are forgetting and/or ignoring 

their recent pasts. 

It would be easy to see our struggle for freedom in this 

country as a shared experience because our struggle and 

fight for freedom and equality was not only copied the 

world over — and still is — but it is our struggle and the 

victories our folk won with blood and bodies, that make 

this society receptive to all other people — not only 

Latino/Hispanic folk, but all the still arriving Europeans, 

Ukraine being the most prominent. 

And it must be mentioned that there were plenty of 

Latino/Hispanic, Asian, and South Asian freedom fighters 

who joined in the fight. Latino people in particular been 

fighting racism in this nation for well over a century. And 

Asians, who have long been targeted for discrimination 

and had to survive internment, before then being blamed 

for economic problems in the 1980’s and 90’s, and Covid 

They are 100% wrong. Only one political party is 

working FOR you and your friends and family. 

Please listen when folk tell you that you will never be 

accepted by white supremacists who are only using 

you to further their fantasy of an all-white ethno-state 

and once they achieve any semblance of that, you’ll be 

discarded as fast as they’ve adopted the nazism. 



Black folk will always be the most hated in this nation but 

trust us when we say, you aren’t and will never be far 

behind. 

Only one political party works for equality and equity for 

all citizens, and only one political party works to harm all 

but wealthy white voters. 

Make sure you support the right one. 


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Thread Of the Month 

TOTM 

THREAD OF THE MONTH 

My last few posts have inspired this thread. I 

want to express how essential it is to recognize 

the deeply ingrained and systemic nature of 

racism and white supremacy in American 

society, which has contributed to the 

destruction of the Black identity. 

Bee Harris for NPR 

Over time, Black individuals can unknowingly adopt 

behaviors and attitudes that mirror those of white 

supremacists due to socialization and internalized 

oppression. This is a painful and nuanced issue, and it 

is crucial to understand the underlying factors that 

contribute to it. 

One of the factors that impact the erosion of Black 

identity is the white-centered education system. 

From an early age, Black children are forced to 

conform to Eurocentric standards and undergo a 

process of cultural assimilation that strips them of 

their identity. 

The education system is designed to mold Black 

children into accepting whiteness as the standard, 

rather than celebrating our unique cultural heritage 

which devalues our sense of self and individual 

identity. 

Considering, young black individuals who attempt to 

challenge these colonial ideologies and assert their 

identities often encounter backlash and 

stigmatization. This creates a situation where Black 

individuals feel pressured to behave and conform to 

white norms. These norms are destructive, making 

them feel insignificant and inferior, shaping their 

behaviors and perceptions that perpetuate oppression. 

Another contributing factor is systemic racism that 

reinforces the idea that Black people are inferior to 

white people. This has led to internalized oppression, 

where Black individuals’ manifest feelings of hatred, 

shame, doubt, and fear concerning our racial and 

cultural identity. 

Internalized oppression spurs Black individuals 

towards conforming with white supremacist culture, 

beginning with changing the way they talk or dress to 

gain the acceptance of white folks. The fear of being 

"turned into" a Black stereotype or negative 

classification by white persons can compel Black 

individuals to affirm white racial superiority, including 

behaviors that perpetuate racism. 


TOTM 

THREAD OF THE MONTH 

A plethora of factors contributes to Black people 

losing their identity and mirroring the behaviors of 

white supremacy because of race played out by the 

cultural elite. It is crucial to recognize the many 

different waves and approaches to increase and 

maintain racial equity in society. Policies like 

affirmative action, mentorships for Black youth, and 

community building through communication that 

utilizes diversity are examples of methods that can be 

useful. 

The journey towards creating a more equitable 

society includes active listening, striving to 

appreciate cultural differences and promoting 

inclusivity in all facets. It is the responsibility of 

individuals, society, and institutions to recognize 

systemic racism and promote and sustain policies 

that encourage Black recognition. 

With enough education, mutual respect, and 

acceptance of others, Black people will be 

empowered to celebrate our self-defined identities 

and become the leaders and agents of real change. 

Kenny Akers 

Artist: BLACKMAU 

Title: Guilt Trip 

Medium: Digital Collage 

Year: 2019 


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Two longtime friends have informative, yet 

brief discussions about multitudinous topics. 

NEW EPISODES ON FRIDAYS! 


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MYRON'S 

HIT OR MISS 

list 

HIT 

Baseball season is back, and the boys of summer are in full swing! Also, 

the NBA and NHL playoffs are going strong with great games, 

controversial referring, and players and skaters making the impossible 

look easy. 


MISS 

CNN’s attempt to clone Fox News and give free 

airtime to Donald Trump for a “town hall” was 

laughably cringe, mocked by everyone, and only 

generated a few million viewers, none of whom 

continued to watch the failing network. Host Kaitlan 

Collins -she of the racist, antisemitic, and 

homophobic tweets, got the scorching reviews she 

deserved. 

HIT 

California NBA basketball was on fire as the world 

champion Warriors, the historic Lakers, and the Kings 

and Clippers all made the playoffs. The Warriors 

eliminated the Kings in 7 games, the Clippers lost, 

and then the Lakers eliminated the Warriors. The 

Lakers are the last hope for the teams from 

California. 

MISS 

Ron DeSantis and Florida republicans decide to 

destroy their farming, construction, and trucking 

industries by preventing Mexican immigrants from 

working. DeSantis said Americans would do those 

jobs.. and, lol, nobody is trying to work those jobs 

and now the state has unfinished construction jobs, 

fruits and vegetables dying in the fields. Price surges 

and empty grocery shelves are certain to follow since 

Mexican truckers are boycotting the state. 

MISS 

San Francisco District Attorney Brook Jenkins 

choosing not to charge the security guard who 

murdered Banko Brown at Walgreens. One murder 

in S.F. and another in New York shows that 

unhoused and/people in mental distress are seen and 

treated as less than human. 


LIFE, LIBERTY, 

& SOMETHING 

LIKE HAPPINESS 

Rory Dexter looks for love in all 

the wrong places, will working on 

a Presidential campaign change 

his luck or is all fair in love and 

politics? 

GREG HOWARD JR 

Comedian, podcast presenter, author, actor, entrepreneur, and political commentator, 

Greg Howard Jr, is best known as the host and creator of the hit podcasts DON'T MAKE 

THIS WEIRD, THIS IS NOTANENDORSEMENT, 30 Questions With..., and Your Life the 

Mixtape. Greg's forays into the world of writing include the best-selling memoirs HI, I'M 

THE UGLY FRIEND and DON'T MAKE THIS WEIRD: A YEAR IN THE LIFE, and the 

recently released work of fiction: LIFE, LIBERTY, & SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS. 


FOOD + POLITICS 

BY CLAUDIA RENEE WALTERS 

This recipe journal is a short collection of dishes that helped Claudia cope with unbearable 

grief, American politics, and personal radical change during an unexpected pandemic. Each 

chapter features one recipe and personal story designed to warm the heart, provoke 

thought, and invite the reader to recall their special memories with food. 

Claudia Renee Walters is an independent consultant living in California. Before becoming selfemployed, 

she worked as an administrator within some of the nation's largest institutions. She 

holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre and a Master's Degree from NYU in Education & 

Theatre. 

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Sometimes, when you’re at a crossroads, a door will open and what enters will inspire you. Other 

times, what enters will make you gag. These stories by a ride-share short-timer might have the 

same effect on you. A man, recently laid off from his job and intrigued by the people he might 

meet (and the money he might make) decides to drive ride-share while looking for a new 

professional management position. 

Don’t want to drive drunk? Well, then, by all means, plug in your location and get your friendly 

neighborhood ride-share driver to ferry you to your next bar. Need to move but can’t afford 

movers? There’s an App for that! Tired of waiting for tricks on the corner? Wait—I’ve got an idea. . 

. 

The behavior and stories of folks who call on ride-share turned into a unique anthropological 

study for one man who decided to drive ride-share while looking for a new professional 

management position. Recently laid off from his job and intrigued by the people he might meet 

(and the money he might make), the author unwittingly became the anonymous confidant for 

men, women, nonbinary people, and children. Unfortunately for him, he also became the innocent 

target of people who couldn’t hold their liquor, others who couldn’t hold their temper, and at 

least one who couldn’t keep his hands to himself. 

Little did they know they were in the Prius of a writer, who would be able to look in the rear view 

and tell their stories. 

This collection of anecdotes is non-judgmental, full of irony and dry humor, and may help 

someone else decide: Is driving ride-share for you? 


HOT TAKE 

#1 

Seeing Christians raise close to $3M dollars for NYC 

Subway murderer Daniel Penny, is disconcerting 

reminder that there's millions in bounty for cold 

blooded murder... as long as the murderer murders 

people the GOP hates: 

1. Black folk 

1. Jewish 

1a. Anyone protesting for any right *Special bonus if 

any of the above are women **Special special bonus 

if any are lgbqti+ 

#2 

Hunter Biden isn’t an elected official, isn’t part of 

the Biden Administration, has no government job, 

and isn’t a special assistant to the president, like 

Jared and Ivanka were while they took home $6B 

while Trump was president. Neither of them could 

pass a security check and probably Hunter Biden 

could not either. And that’s why Hunter has 

nothing to do with government. The nonsense 

from the GOP and their media are nothing more 

than distractions because they have no policies 

that actually help anyone but the wealthiest 

Americans. 


Vernon L. Andrews 

Policing Black Athletes 

Racial Disconnect in Sports 

O R D E R 

T O D A Y ! 


BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and 

the institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has 

once again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong 

women plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands 

of the police. This is BLM-PD.

MY FAVORITE THINGS 

streaming right 

now...

S T R E A M I N G N O W 

NETFLIX - QUEEN CHARLOTTE, A Bridgerton Story 

A quick break from the Bridgerton main story, Queen 

Charlotte skillfully focuses on the life, loves, and 

struggles of the British queen who was a lifelong 

caretaker for severely mentally unstable George III. 

Played with verve and emotional steadiness by 

outstanding actor India Amarteifio (young queen) and 

the always wonderful Golda Rosheuvel (older queen), 

the story is a love story of endurance, patience, and “In 

sickness and health.” Adjoa Andoh (older) and Arsema 

Thomas (younger) as Lady Danbury adds a secondary 

love story as complex and interesting as the title story. 

PRIME - THE POWER, Season 1 

What would happen if girls and women “evolved” they 

grew a new organ that granted them electrical power? 

The dynamics of the world would change because men 

would now be threatened by not being “most powerful.” 

And that change would disrupt life, work, politics, military, 

governments, and global safety for girls and women. A 

really great down to earth series that asks and answers 

many questions without being too heavy-handed or 

preachy. 


What are you 

watching? 

Let me know! 

NETFLIX: THE DIPLOMAT, Season 1 

Kari Russell and a stellar cast highlight the fast-paced series that follows the stress, 

machinations, subterfuge, and secrets she encounters as the newly appointed Ambassador to 

England. No one is telling the full truth and lies aren’t what they initially seen to be. The mystery, 

the dozen or so well-written characters, and the plot are a fun, easy, and entertaining watch.

Robin Martin, Editorial 

The Joyful Warrior 

Podcast Network 

Music App 

Mark Lerner Astrology 

Katya Juliet's Jewel Box 

Great Start Initiative

Her Legend Lives In You: 

The Untold Creation Story Honoring The 

Goddess And Our Daughters. 


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