There was and will be only one Marian Robinson. In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life. And we will spend the rest of ours trying to live up to her example. https://t.co/2gH0DPQYVb
”Cruel men believe in a cruel God, and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly God, and they would be kindly in any case. Men tend to have the beliefs that suit their passions.”
— Bertrand Russell, London Calling (1947)
Sad news. Marian Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama has died at 86. The family said in a statement to NBC News “In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life. And we will spend the rest of ours trying to live up to her example. “
the same people appalled that an African-American won the presidency are appalled that an African-American secured a criminal conviction of Donald Trump
especially Donald Trump, who started his business career denying apartments to African-Americans and built his political career on appeals to racism