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Black Kos, Week In Review ~ "You are voting for your future, not for Joe Biden"
COMMENTARY BY BLACK KOS EDITOR JOANMAR I thought of Barack Obama as a once-in-a-generation politician. He epitomized everything I wanted to see in someone who’d seek public office. His speech...
Notes from South Asia: Elections, India, Corruption and Labour, Bangladesh, Conscription, Myanmar
Hello, everyone. Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to this edition of Notes from South Asia. You can find all the articles in the series here (along with my other diaries). For t...
Caribbean Matters: Building hurricane resilience in Antigua and Barbuda
When looking at the impact of climate change on the Caribbean, it is important to pay attention to and support local efforts to mitigate it. Our news agencies tend to cover climate disasters onl...
Elsewhere in Focus: Democratic Republic of Congo, Part I, Mining
Hello, everyone. Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to this edition of Elsewhere in Focus. You can find all the articles in the series here (along with my other diaries). How is i...
Farewell, dear friends... TrueBlueMajority, Hunter, Jay Cuasay, elfling, are gone.
I just found out that some of our oldest (longest term) and dearest Kossacks have recently been laid off or resigned. Apparently It came up in the comments in the diary about the Second DK Si...
Black Kos: John Legend talks about the criminal injustice system, bail reform and racist Trump
THANK YOU, JOHN LEGEND Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-Velez It’s important to applaud our celebrities when they use their enormous social media platforms to fight for us — a...
President Biden Was Loved By John Lewis: Boosting Biden Day 75
On of the best politicians ever was the late, great John Lewis. Lewis and Joe Biden were good friends. Here is some of what Lewis said when he endorsed Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2...
Black Kos, Week In Review - Buffalo Soldiers in the Spanish-American War
HISTORY OF BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR BY DOPPER0189, BLACK KOS MANAGING EDITOR On February 15th, 1898, over 250 American sailors were killed when the battleship Maine blew ...
Can a white person teach anyone anything about Racism? An honest question and an apology.
One of the many things I’ve learned here on DK is that there is a rule (of thumb) about asking a question with your title. Basically the rule says you already know the answer to the question...
Elsewhere in Focus: Sudan, A Year in Conflict
Hello, everyone. Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to this edition of Elsewhere in Focus. You can find all the articles in the series here (along with my other diaries). Against ...
Black Kos Tuesday: The theories, realities, and vibes of Blackness
THE THEORIES, REALITIES, AND VIBES OF BLACKNESS REVIEW BY CHITOWN KEV Reviewed: The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Penguin Press, 266 pp., $30.00 I know one thin...
Cartoon: A Concise History of Black/White Relations In The USA
This is one of my personal favorite cartoons I've ever created. The little mini-panel at the end still makes me giggle.