Elwood Watson
Recently, a Texas minister has found himself under fierce and frantic fire after informing white parents they’re “failing” their kids if they don’t warn them to stay away from Black people. Joel Webbon, a self-described Christian nationalist..
The horrific assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has unleashed all sorts of cascading emotions, and has apparently resulted in Attorney General Pam Bondi having a mental meltdown. Earlier this week, she appeared on the Katie Mill..
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy and part of a horrifying wave of political violence in America. Kirk was a husband and father of two small children. He was revered by numerous conservative college students. One could be hard pressed t..
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history. Signed after the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, the act augmented the 15th Amendment’s promis..
Another school year, another mass shooting. A shooter opened fire at a Catholic parish school in Minneapolis last month as children were attending Mass. The shooter fired through the church’s stained-glass windows, killing two children and injurin..
Slavery is the latest issue that has drawn Trump's ire. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success,..
Men in America are in a state of crisis. Numerous factors are to blame, and typically, the left and right have targeted opposing factors. Liberals have highlighted toxic masculinity, while conservatives point to feminism and wokeness. But both sides..
Grandma and grandpa are running Congress. That certainly appears to be the case if you are a Democrat. When data for House members of the 118th Congress were released in 2023, the average age of Democratic representatives was 72, while the average a..
The formidable attention dedicated to the controversy surrounding the Epstein files has overshadowed the release of the files of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the complexities of his life past and present. The files were released by the Nat..
Violence toward Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace and routine many of us have become simultaneously outraged and psychologically numb. Over the last few decades, from Rodney King to Sandra Bland to Breonna Taylor..
Given all the political drama that has perennially saturated the nation for the better part of a decade, it should hardly come as a revelation pride among many Americans has plunged. In a recently released Gallup poll, just 58% of Americans said the..
It was more than just another manic Monday for the Trump administration last week, when the Department of Justice announced Jeffrey Epstein’s death in jail in 2019 was a suicide and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had no “incriminating ..
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- 09/25/2025 A Texas pastor and the war on Black people
- 09/18/2025 Pam Bondi’s authoritarian outburst defies the constitution
- 09/15/2025 Black America’s compassionate response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination
- 09/10/2025 Celebrating the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act… before it’s gone
- 09/04/2025 On to the next school scooting
- 08/27/2025 Whitewashing history, one museum exhibit at a time
- 08/21/2025 The crisis among American men
- 08/14/2025 Democrats still have an age problem
- 08/06/2025 Epstein chatter is also overshadowing MLK files
- 07/31/2025 Another day, another Black man attacked by police
- 07/23/2025 American pride has plunged
- 07/16/2025 Trump wrapped up in his own tangled web
- 07/09/2025 After Diddy verdict, what’s next for defamed music mogul?
- 07/02/2025 Democrats should embrace Mamdani’s NYC victory
- 06/24/2025 What Minnesota assassinations reveal about the right
- 06/17/2025 A Christian music star’s ‘confession’ leaves bigger questions unanswered
- 06/11/2025 There’s no appeasing conservatives on higher ed
- 06/05/2025 Can Democrats win back men?
- 05/29/2025 For graduates, advice on coping with disappointment
- 05/22/2025 A racist bullhorn is going off at the White House
- 05/13/2025 Right-wingers show their support following viral racist rant
- 05/07/2025 Republicans are teaching election lies to students
- 04/29/2025 Pope Francis left big shoes to fill
- 04/22/2025 Higher education showing some backbone in the face of Trump’s threats
- 04/16/2025 The flawed arguments against transracial adoption
- 04/10/2025 Trump getting blowback from his biggest supporters
- 04/02/2025 The larger hypocrisy of the Signal chat leak scandal
- 03/25/2025 The most telling thing about the Pentagon’s Jackie Robinson reversal
- 03/19/2025 Protect our universities from conservative cancel culture
- 03/13/2025 Politics are cyclical, but Democrats need to do more
- 03/03/2025 Zelenskyy, Ukraine, and Trump’s Amerika
- 02/26/2025 Trump can’t erase Black history
- 02/18/2025 What the controversy over Kendrick Lamar’s performance reveals
- 02/12/2025 Democrats need real change to take on Trump’s Washington
- 02/04/2025 Trump’s new slogan: Make Washington white again
- 01/28/2025 Trump’s pardons, scared Republican and a second Jim Crow
- 01/22/2025 What would Martin Luther King Jr. stand for today?
- 01/14/2025 Donald Trump and the end of America’s second Reconstruction
- 01/09/2025 Conservatives and their DEI boogeyman
- 01/02/2025 The good and the bad of Jimmy Carter
- 12/26/2024 Congress has an old problem to deal with
- 12/17/2024 Critics are wrong to go after Caitlin Clark
- 12/11/2024 Black voters supported Trump. So why is his administration so white?
- 12/03/2024 Republicans have a shrinking mandate
- 11/26/2024 Landslide? Trump’s ultimate goal is minority rule.
- 11/20/2024 Trump’s clown car on a collision course with Congress
- 11/13/2024 Harris remains an inspiring figure, even after election loss
- 11/07/2024 America is heading into uncharted territory
- 10/29/2024 Newspapers miss the point by skipping out on presidential endorsements
- 10/22/2024 What about Trump’s mental fitness?
- 10/15/2024 Obama’s condescending message to Black men
- 10/11/2024 Trump’s racism isn’t new, but it’s still dangerous
- 10/01/2024 Women often get the blame, but not in Diddy’s case
- 09/23/2024 Disgusting candidate could cost Republicans North Carolina
- 09/17/2024 Republicans are still making excuses for Trump’s disastrous debate
- 09/10/2024 Suddenly birther claims are back. I wonder why.
- 09/04/2024 JD Vance couldn’t be more wrong about parenthood
- 08/26/2024 Why did Tim Walz’s son and his affection trigger conservatives?
- 08/19/2024 Trump is getting worse. Will the media notice?
- 08/13/2024 The Republican attack against hungry school kids
- 08/07/2024 Sonya Massey and the continued lynching of Black America
- 08/02/2024 Kamala Harris is a mirror to the racist right
- 07/22/2024 The worst VP pick
- 07/16/2024 We’re at a crossroads following Trump assassination attempt
- 07/08/2024 Democracy is on the ballot, thanks to Project 2025
- 07/02/2024 Biden remains the better choice in the election
- 06/24/2024 The Ten Commandments and the creep of Christian nationalism
- 06/18/2024 The fight doesn’t end with celebrating Juneteenth
- 06/10/2024 Black Republican doesn’t know his Black history
- 06/03/2024 After Trump conviction, Bragg becomes the target
- 05/28/2024 On flags and fascism
- 05/21/2024 A troll in Congress
- 05/13/2024 Republicans of color aren’t standing up to racism
- 05/07/2024 The ghosts of Mississippi
- 04/30/2024 Republicans have no real interest in protecting Jewish students
- 04/23/2024 Trump’s vileness on race is hardly new among Republicans
- 04/17/2024 What you might have forgotten about OJ Simpson and his trial
- 04/09/2024 Defending higher education against cynical politics
- 04/03/2024 One again, Republicans are politicizing a tragedy
- 03/26/2024 Kamala Harris and the twin evils of ‘Jim Crow and Jane Crow’
- 03/19/2024 Meghan Markle doesn’t have to help Princess Kate
- 03/13/2024 Katie Britt and the cult of the kitchen
- 03/05/2024 The creep of Christian nationalism
- 02/27/2024 Black voters aren’t buying Trump’s racial pandering
- 02/19/2024 Women and the future of politics
- 02/16/2024 Congressman shows we still have a long way to go on race
- 02/06/2024 Taylor Swift and the Republican love affair with conspiracy theories
- 01/30/2024 Historic Miss America sidesteps controversy
- 01/23/2024 In his lust for power, Trump once again turns to xenophobia
- 01/16/2024 Trump and his dangerous ideas offer a mirror to too many Republicans
- 01/09/2024 The real reason Republicans are cheering
- 01/04/2024 What’s driving Nikki Haley?
- 12/28/2023 Generation X is almost 60
- 12/19/2023 Where are the Republicans criticizing Trump’s repulsive comments?
- 12/12/2023 When Trump says he’ll be a dictator, believe him
- 12/07/2023 The continued hypocrisy of so-called family values conservatives
- 12/05/2023 The end of the Republican Party
- 11/28/2023 Trump words speak to the dark side of his supporters
- 11/21/2023 The Confederate flag remains a symbol of hate
- 11/16/2023 Congress has become a wrestling ring
- 11/13/2023 For Republicans, it’s deja vu all over again
- 11/07/2023 Israel and free speech at our nation’s universities
- 10/30/2023 Matt Gaetz is right about the new Republican Speaker
- 10/23/2023 A really, really bad week for Trump’s election lies
- 10/17/2023 Republicans have their own war to contend with
- 10/10/2023 The pull of racism in America
- 10/04/2023 History in the House
- 10/03/2023 Conservatives are picking a fight with Taylor Swift they have no hope of winning
- 09/26/2023 Academic freedom is under assault in America
- 09/18/2023 The puppet of the House
- 09/11/2023 Black women deserve better
- 09/05/2023 Why should we care if a politician is unmarried?
- 08/31/2023 Jacksonville and the continued assault on Black people
- 08/28/2023 Popular country song leads to confusion on the right
- 08/22/2023 No surprise that Black judges are targets of the MAGA movement
- 08/15/2023 Lizzo and the peril of celebrity culture
- 08/08/2023 Racists don’t like to be called racists
- 08/02/2023 Trump indictment over Jan. 6 a pleasant surprise
- 08/01/2023 Men suffer from mental health issues, too
- 07/28/2023 Conservatives are the latest in a long line of Barbie critics
- 07/24/2023 Visit Florida, where you’ll learn about the benefits of slavery
- 07/20/2023 Country music star learns critics have freedom of speech, too
- 07/18/2023 Republicans had a pretty racist week
- 07/11/2023 Teaching about racism without discussing race?
- 07/06/2023 It’s time to seriously consider reparations
- 06/30/2023 Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is very revealing
- 06/27/2023 Quoting Hitler an example of the shift on the right
- 06/18/2023 Why Juneteenth is more important than ever
- 06/13/2023 Trump is a victim of his own making
- 06/08/2023 NAACP should focus less on symbolism, more on action
- 06/02/2023 Tina Turner was simply the best
- 05/24/2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene is at it again
- 05/17/2023 Biden’s white supremacy comments hit the mark, and one Republican senator
- 05/09/2023 Being disturbed doesn’t grant you the right to kill
- 05/04/2023 An argument for Kamala Harris?
- 04/27/2023 In America, knocking on the wrong door will get you shot
- 04/18/2023 We don’t need to mandate ‘trigger warnings’ in college
- 04/11/2023 The racism of Tennessee Republicans
- 04/04/2023 The white privilege of protesting Trump supporters
- 03/28/2023 Trump playing the old, racist hits
- 03/20/2023 Not ‘woke’ enough to understand its meaning
- 03/13/2023 Tucker Carlson is fake news
- 03/07/2023 ‘Dilbert’ creator shows racial progress is needed in America
- 02/27/2023 Depression and the expectations of men
- 02/21/2023 The final days of yet another Black History Month
- 02/13/2023 Underestimate Biden at your own political peril
- 02/06/2023 A police interaction with a young, Black girl had a happy ending
- 01/30/2023 Tyre Nichols’ death shows how racism even impacts Black officers
- 01/23/2023 DeSantis goes after Black history
- 01/16/2023 What would Martin Luther King Jr. think of our America?
- 01/10/2023 Amid McCarthy drama, Republicans tried to play the race card
- 12/30/2022 Can the Miss America pageant survive in today’s culture?
- 12/13/2022 The Right’s reaction to Brittney Griner’s release is telling
- 12/06/2022 Republicans still afraid to call out Constitution-shredding Trump
- 11/30/2022 Donald Trump’s appeal to racists
- 11/23/2022 Club Q massacre is sadly not shocking
- 11/17/2022 The latest target of right-wing media? Young voters and unmarried women.
- 11/10/2022 Knives finally come out for Trump
- 11/04/2022 The racist truth behind ‘poll watchers’
- 10/26/2022 Kidnapping of Black woman roils community near Kansas City
- 10/19/2022 Stop hating on liberal arts majors
- 10/12/2022 Will no Republican criticize racism within their party?
- 10/10/2022 Herschel Walker and Republican hypocrisy
- 10/03/2022 Dealing with the issue of male masculinity
- 09/23/2022 Disney’s latest remake a window into race in America
- 09/16/2022 The NBA and the N-word
- 09/08/2022 Biden angers MAGA Republicans. But he isn’t wrong.
- 09/01/2022 Violent threats in the wake of Mar-a-Lago search
- 08/15/2022 Mar-a-Lago and the kerosene right
- 08/08/2022 Conservatives embrace far-right ‘racist’ and ‘anti-Semite’
- 07/26/2022 Justice remains elusive in Emmett Till’s murder
- 07/07/2022 Another Black casualty at the hands of police
- 06/26/2022 Conservatives ended Roe v. Wade. Now they want more.
- 06/23/2022 The new violent right
- 06/12/2022 Liberal admiration for Liz Cheney
- 05/29/2022 U-turn desperately needed on guns in America
- 05/18/2022 Racism and violence in Buffalo
- 05/10/2022 Madison Cawthorn has become a problem for Republicans
- 04/27/2022 The plight of Black conservatives
- 04/19/2022 Abortion debate centers around power and control
- 04/12/2022 Republicans are playing a dangerous game
- 04/06/2022 Some Republicans now saying quiet racist things out loud
- 03/29/2022 Will Smith’s actions solely a reflection on Will Smith
- 03/22/2022 Correction: The hatred of Jussie Smollett
- 03/08/2022 Racist attacks continue against Biden’s Supreme Court pick
- 02/28/2022 The ‘freak of nature’ problem
- 02/22/2022 There are no cancel culture winners
- 02/14/2022 Correction: One NFL story that won’t go away
- 02/07/2022 We need to fight right-wing censorship
- 01/30/2022 A Black women on the Supreme Court is long overdue
- 01/23/2022 Misquoting MLK not just a Republican problem
- 01/18/2022 The right to vote must be preserved
- 01/10/2022 Sidney Poitier: Class, Wit, and Dignity
- 01/06/2022 Sadly, former Judge’s racial slurs are nothing new
- 01/03/2022 In Defense of the Miss America Pageant
- 12/21/2021 ‘We Can’t Overstate Her Influence’: Remembering bell hooks
- 12/14/2021 Democracy Itself Is At Stake
- 12/07/2021 Critics Using the ‘Politically Correct’ Playbook on ‘Woke’
- 12/02/2021 Why Conservative Media Didn’t Latch on to the Ahmaud Arbery Case
- 11/23/2021 Kyle Rittenhouse is the New Darling of the Right
- 11/11/2021 Ahmaud Arbery and the Limits of Justice
- 11/02/2021 Conservatives Cling to Faux Outrage Over Critical Race Theory
- 10/14/2021 Jon Gruden is Just the Tip of the NFL’s Racism Problem
Elwood Watson, Ph.D. is a professor of history, Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies at East Tennessee State University. He is also an author and public speaker.