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Author: Bruce Dixon

Bruce A. Dixon is BAR managing editor of BlackAgendaReport.com. He lives in Marietta GA, where he is a principal at Campaign Foundations, a strategic telephony and consulting firm, and a state committee member of the Georgia Green Party.

Occupy Atlanta VS Kasim Reed, the Black Misleadership Class and the One Percent

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Occupy Atlanta VS Kasim Reed, the Black Misleadership Class and the One Percent

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Democratic Party Super Delegates Are a Feature, Not a Flaw

Blame Facebook for this post. Got into an online conversation with a staunch Bernie Sanders supporter who had a jaundiced opinion of the Democratic Party’s “super delegates.” The few basics I offered about how our political parties work came as news to him, as he thought they would to most

Dew Drops: A few good wins

Progressives took a hit in this week's elections, but there were a few bright spots. In Charlotte, N.C., where Republicans had ruled the South's Bank City for 22 years, Democrat Anthony Foxx, a lawyer and community activist, was elected mayor, becoming only the second African-American in the city's

Dew Drops: Elvis at 75, wherever he is

Had Elvis Presley not toppled from the toilet in 1977, done in by pills and trans-fats, the man who made "race music" sexy safe for white people would have celebrated his 75th birthday on Friday. Dozens of Elvi are marking the occasion with impersonations of The King at parties across the South, a

Cradle My Soul

He lay there with one hand slightly raised in mid air off his chest, his ﬁngers curled almost into a claw. Richard was gone. Laid out in questionable repose, he was the victim of a bad heart and an inept funeral director. Doctors and morticians had failed him, both in his hour of need and now h

Stay Sane

We’re all exercised by recent events in America, even to the extent of disturbed sleep. I dreamed of America being violated, helpless to resist. This is not just America’s problem; it has the capacity to rock the world. Facebook is crammed with shared misgivings. My American friends, all Democra

"You're Nobody 'til Everybody In This Town Thinks You're A Bastard"

Mr. Getgood moved up to Self-Made Man Row Although he swears he's the salt of the earth He's so proud of the "kick-me-hard" sign that they hung on his back at birth. He said "I appreciate beauty, if I have one, then it's my fault" "Beauty is on my pillow, beauty is there in my vault." Now

Should President Obama appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing?

An op/ed column in Saturday's Washington Post, by an attorney named Gregory L. Diskant, proposes a most interesting idea. The essence of the idea is suggested by the title, "Obama can appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing." The essence of the argument is cont

Fried Calf’s Liver and Onions

Fantastic Meals. Number 97 of the Top 100 (Mostly Southern) Meals and Side Dishes of all Time. Fried Calf’s Liver and Onions. Before I try to convince you that calf’s liver really does deserve to be in the Top 100 Best Meals, I need to give you some insight into how my list is going. I had a

The Long Way Home

“First, about the sharecropper,” he had begun “The only few years for which I can say much about it was in the 1940s. It was a tough life at our house. A world of make-do, hand-me-downs, and home-made clothing mom put together on a foot-powered sewing machine. A Mason Rotary that her mom — m

Off-Shore Pirates

A Coca Cola executive once told me that he had to throw an underling out of his office. Why? The guy attempted to ingratiate himself by proposing that Coke pump up the bottom line big-time with accounting practices that would locate profits off-shore, beyond the reach of the IRS. If your fond

Of Preachers and Popes

[caption id="attachment_8841" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption=" Church reunion, early 1960s. The author is one of the 10-year-old boys with a crewcut."][/caption] The voice, despite being at shout volume, seemed to be disembodied, but the message was clear: If we all didn’t change our w

Partisanship

There are many personal frustrations that I have to deal with on a regular basis. One such aggravation is my inability to comprehend politics. This in turn leads me to make simplistic, black and white judgments’ on those who participate in this cryptic way of life. [caption id="attachment_3

What's the tipping point?

Last week I canceled a trip to be with our grandchildren for Thanksgiving. The tipping point that forced the decision was a combination of unexpected medical co-pays on top of some un-budgeted car repair. While heartbreaking, it was not particularly serious and we expect to visit in a couple of week

Can You Teach Old Dogs ...

How hard can it be to learn to play a musical instrument as an adult? Let me tell you, it’s the most difficult adventure I’ve ever set out on in my relatively long and happy life. When I was en route to take my weekly piano lesson a little over a week ago, I heard a preview of an upcoming

Why are Floridians so gullible?

Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me. -- Common idiom mangled by G.W. Bush You'd think that, twice burned by Bushes, Floridians would wise up. But no. Now they're considering electing to the Governor's office a fellow who made his bones with a corporation dedicated to wiping

Dew Drops: Friends defend Elizabeth Edwards

If Elizabeth Edwards snapped a few times on the campaign trail, her friends understand, because they also knew John Edwards, who finally confessed this week to being the father of a love child, after leaving the country to help the poor and wounded in Haiti. Elizabeth Edwards was depicted in the

Gregg Allman & Paul McCartney: Cementing the Fan Base

Fans of the Allman Brothers Band were up in arms. They were seriously angry. Again. Response to the ABB's recent Win Lose Or Draw album was not positive. The loyal fans were not disappointed; they were enraged. They knew Duane Allman would have never allowed his band to release such a halfhearted

The Gift

Driving home, I couldn’t help but keep thinking how that poor lady dealt with reaching into her grief box and tossing out a rose thorn every time she had a pretty good day and didn’t think all the time about the loss of her 20-year-old daughter who had taken her own life. Michael, a woodwork

Seems to be simple way to solve which restroom to enter

We in Georgia may think we have our problems. Yet recent action by the Legislature in North Carolina puts that state in the ranks of those with reactionary actions flying in the face of reasonableness. The North Carolina situation particularly vexes us, in that its action made no sense. Legis

Dylan, And The Dowdy Things Said

Maureen Dowd is hardly the first to accuse Bob Dylan of selling out, but she's gotten the most attention for doing so. Her recent column in The New York Times chastising Dylan for his April 6 Beijing concert has annoyed those familiar with his career just as her acerbic punditry has enraged po

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