It is appropriate that the July 4th 250th Anniversary celebrations, hijacked by the demented dictator for his partisan projects, is a hotbed of decay, kleptocracy and incompetence. As I write this on July 3, one of the stages for Donald’s fair collapsed while young people were on it rehearsing for their July 4 performance. Thank goodness all the dancers are fine, it has been reported.
It is also fitting that this weekend will be one of the hottest weekends in recent years. Hotter than hell, which is where we seem to be living these days, depending on what the pigment of the “we” is.
It is just days after the white Supremacy Court decided that I am not stateless in a 5-4 ruling that should have been 9-0 (thank you Masters). So glad that five of your can read the basic text from the Fourteenth Amendment: ‘”All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
So, after this harassment by toddler president and his sycophants, today is yet another workday for me. There will be no barbecues or fireworks or pithy declarations about this being the best country in the world. Is it? Stay tuned.
I will start the day by reading the Constitution. Remember that little ole book? And Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech. And then on to my July 4 playlist, which true to form includes artists from the island of my ancestors.
- Go Down Moses: Negro Spiritual, Various
- Revolution: Kirk Franklin
- Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: Tracy Chapman
- Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen
- Lift Every Voice and Sing: Various
- Freedom: Jon Batiste
- Heathen: Bob Marley
- I Can See Clearly Now: Jimmy Cliff
- Sweet Jamaica: Various
- Destiny: Buju Banton
The Constitution can be found at: Literal_Print_of_Constitution_MCT_1.9.26.pdf
Frederick Douglass’s speech can be found at: FREDERICK DOUGLASS’S “FOURTH OF JULY” SPEECH (1852)
