Preparing for the Inevitable
The right wing media ecosystem is ramping up production of rationalizations and false equivalencies in the wake of the storming of the US Capitol. A few talking points . . . . .
Kylon for Chair
He has not taken his first vote on council, and yet it is not hard to look at him and see Charleston’s first black mayor, 350 years in the making. Charismatic, elegant, smart — and, yes, confident …
The Other Virus
Six weeks left to take the other virus seriously.
Authoritarian Scorecard
June 9 – July 9
Vote for Sam Skardon, Senate District 41
It feels like we’ve been beating our heads for years against that stone-hearted relic called the General Assembly, just trying to get justice to flow.
The Summey Machine
[This column appeared first in the Charleston Post and Courier and is reprinted here with the author’s kind permission.] It is often Continue reading
This is what community looks like
It feels as if tonight, for a couple of hours, we’re enacting what MLK called the beloved community here at the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) meeting at Mount Moriah Baptist Church on Rivers Avenue.
“Paying Twice” For A Racial Bias Audit That Council Won’t Vote On
On June 20, one day after the Post & Courier published my op-ed, the Mayor’s office issued a press release Continue reading
