“In the US, we have needed an independent political party for a very long time- an anti-racist, feminist, workers party.” — Angela Davis M y political affiliation is listed as independent. I’ve registered as an independent since I was old enough to vote in the general election in 2000. When I filled out the registration card on… Continue reading Why We Need a Viable Third or Fourth Party Option
Author: Tunde Akinyeke, Ph.D
Tunde is a D.C.-born, 30-something living in the Pacific Northwest and being the best biomedical researcher he can be. He blogs at BiggerThomas.org and is 1/4 of NWAP (NegrosWithAPodcast). Sometimes Tunde writes about politics, history, or social injustices, and other times he might be moved to discuss sports, sex, or his personal life. He's just random.
Why Must We Always Forgive?
“If he asks for forgiveness, I can forgive him.” These are the words of Audrey DuBose after a reporter callously asked her if she could forgive Ray Tensing for executing her son over a traffic stop. I spent the better half of ninety minutes watching the press conference where Prosecutor Joe Deters did his job… Continue reading Why Must We Always Forgive?
A Few Words About the Police
The fallout following Mike Brown’s murder is a couple of days old now and I’ve seen many give their opinions of various topics related to this heinous crime including racism, classism, the ineptness of the NAACP, the backlash behind President Obama’s official statement, respectability politics and the role of police in our community/police brutality. The… Continue reading A Few Words About the Police
On My Moral Contention to Capital Punishment
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” -Romans 12:19 (King James Version) I don’t believe in capital punishment. The idea of killing someone to as punishment for killing someone else is, frankly, ass-backwards logic. This is my… Continue reading On My Moral Contention to Capital Punishment