Ripping the skin off racism August 23, 2019 There is a fierce debate about whether Americans are still racists. The worst black harassing President since Woodrow Wilson (who kicked Blacks out of… Continue Reading
Good Riddance to Lake Calhoun August 19, 2019 Minneapolitians were divided about the renaming of long-standing Lake Calhoun into Bde Maka Ska. I doubt that many Minnesotans even knew who John C…. Continue Reading
Still in a holding pattern August 8, 2019 One of my recent contributors sent me this post-it note with his donation qualifying him for a book he really nay not have any… Continue Reading
Our Better Angels need some Clorox August 1, 2019 2 AM. I blame the three brownies I ate during the last night’s Democratic Presidential debate for waking me up at this hour. I… Continue Reading
What I’m reading 7-25-19 July 25, 2019 A short time ago I linked to a story that explained how generations of black American families had their family’s wealth stripped away from… Continue Reading
Stuff Harry’s been reading lately July 22, 2019 Why after 300 years so many black Americans have little to pass on to their children. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743801040/propublica-report-black-americans-lose-big-under-longtime-property-provision?ft=nprml&f=1003 Why the Mississippi River basin annually kills… Continue Reading
Cong. Stauber defends America’s most famous Jew . . . July 17, 2019 … Benjamin Franklin! or read it here. Trumplican Pete Stauber refused to censure Donald Trump for his racist tweets but he had no problem… Continue Reading
Memorial Day Remembrance May 27, 2019 At noon I put up our US flag for Memorial Day. I’m not a fanatic about following the rules or it would have gone… Continue Reading
Henry Louis Gates April 3, 2019 My eyes are too big for my stomach for history books! These are my library’s selection of books about African-American history and part of… Continue Reading
White Savior March 10, 2019 A very funny send up by the Seth Meyer’s gang of a certain kind of popular movie: Continue Reading
The Children of Lincoln March 7, 2019 I found my latest book order in the mail today. Its about how former defenders of newly freed slaves in Minnesota burned out and… Continue Reading
Sword 2 , the Wallace example February 4, 2019 The preceding post doesn’t capture part of the conversation I had with my wife as we discussed this news event. I am a better… Continue Reading
Falling on your sword February 4, 2019 I’m even more troubled by the Niagara pouring over Virginia’s happless democratic Governor Ralph Northam than I was over Minnesota’s Al Franken. His crime… Continue Reading
Blackkklansman February 2, 2019 This is a pic I snapped last September in Dijon, France. It shows one of forty or fifty waiter/waitresses in a race around the… Continue Reading
I’ll give Jim the last word. November 29, 2018 It’s the least I can do with him hanging on to my tail: “As the old timers used to say in my day “Son,… Continue Reading
Another Echo from World War I October 10, 2018 Park College in Parkville, MO which has named created a center for World War I after their distinguished alumni, and my Grandfather, George S…. Continue Reading
Willy Makeit and the Kunst Brothers June 21, 2018 After a day spent far away from Donald Trump’s ego boosting rally at the arena (that one insider gives me credit for talking Duluth… Continue Reading
Much to my surprise….. June 6, 2018 My latest column for the Reader is on the Web a day early. Its titled “Worse than a Racist.” Continue Reading
Hatestorm May 22, 2018 I play Mike The Duluth Lynching of 1920 has been a frequent subject of this blog along with Michael Fedo who wrote the book… Continue Reading
Violence on MLK Boulevard May 8, 2018 Today I will crank out my next Not Eurdora column. I have so many topics to choose from. I’ve gotten in the habit of… Continue Reading