At Twilight’s last Gleaming? (A Nation at the inflection point)
Originally posted on accord1:
No refuge could save the hireling & slave/ From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:/ And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave/ O’er the land of the free & the home of the brave. Francis Scott Key The forgotten lines of the national anthem present a…
The 8th Day, New Beginnings, Three-Fifths Magazine Premieres
WHO ARE WE I am pleased to announce a new concept set to debut by the end of the first quarter of 2021. It is a stand-alone Magazine named Three-Fifths. Why the name “Three-Fifths?” The inspiration for the concept of three-fifths was spurned by a series of articles in the Accord1 Blog. The articles identify the constitutional … Continue reading
The Beautiful Side of Evil
White Supremacy a modern relic. The new-fangled White supremacy no longer presents itself under cover of white hoods. The antiseptic 21st-century version is unmasked and yet even more hidden. This kind of evil hides in plain sight in the rhetoric of kitchen table conversations, memes, stereotypes, offhanded jokes, and pushbacks to Political Correctness. Charlottesville, Virginia, … Continue reading
Stop, Look, Listen and Learn
A little over a week ago, I sat on the edge of my chair, shocked and stunned at what I was watching on the television. I hastened to my Twitter account to see if I could find out more information about this apparent insurrection by these people on the U.S. Capitol Building. After seeing a … Continue reading
Are We There Yet?
Are we there yet? In a simple sorrowful response, “No.” “Together” is a dream, “Oneness” and unity are concepts in a nation deeply divided and looking for its collective conscience. Where is that to be found in the midnight of America? This America questions the validity of a life clothed in a darker hue, the … Continue reading
An American Tragedy
“If they had died of COVID-19 at the same actual rate as White Americans, about 21,200 Black, 10,000 Latino, 1,000 Indigenous, and 70 Pacific Islander Americans would still be alive. THE COLOR OF CORONAVIRUS: COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. by APM RESEARCH LAB STAFF | Nov. 12, 2020.” The life of … Continue reading
Three-Fifths V/The Electoral College, Can America stop taking the bait?
The hard truth of the matter is that the Electoral College was created as bait for the Southern states to originally join the union, and no one thought about it when the Civil War ended — except for the “political slavers” down south, who have used it to their advantage right up until today. The … Continue reading
Three Fifths IV/Spear Fishing
Spear–phishing is a targeted attempt to steal sensitive information such as account credentials or financial information from a specific victim, often for malicious reasons. digitalguardian.com In this specific case, the victims are African Americans and other people of color. The sensitive information is their casted vote. Targeted Attacks of accusations of improprieties and fraud are the … Continue reading
Three Fifths III/Stacy Abrams
“Voter suppression happens anywhere,” Abrams said on Tuesday, according to CBS News. “We changed not only the trajectory of Georgia, we changed the trajectory of the nation. Because our combined power shows that progress is not only possible, it is inevitable.”The Hill, How Stacy Abrams helped get out the Black Vote. By Austa Somvichian-Clausen | Nov. … Continue reading
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