Volume 25 Issue 44

November 29, 2020

GREATER HOUSTON EDITION

Vol. 25, Issue 44

“Our vote and our money are the two most powerful things we have. Be careful who you give them to.” “Addressing Current & Historical Realties Affecting Our Community”

TRUMP ATTACKS BLACK VOTE

By: Roy Douglas Malonson

When Donald Trump asked Black Americans “What have you got to lose?” he should have been asking himself that as he surely found out what he had to lose – the presidency - no matter how much he tries to dispute it. The days of his manipulation and race baiting will no longer be tied to his “commander in chief ” title.

And in classic Trump fashion, he is going down kicking and screaming like a “terrible twos” toddler, unwilling to concede and attacking the votes of the people he begged for support. The president is challenging the votes of minority-heavy areas, contesting election results in cities where he was the clear loser and doing everything he can to hold up the

country from “getting about its business and moving on.” Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie finally had the courage to do what most Republicans have been afraid to do - speak out against the president’s actions and call them exactly what they are -an embarrassment! The president is aggressively trying to invalidate ballots cast in Philadelphia, De-

troit and other heavily Democratic cities, an effort that would disenfranchise a disproportionate number of Black voters, but he has not been successful. The Trump team is trying to dismiss these challenges as merely questioning results in cities where, in their eyes, fraud is most likely to have occurred, but

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- Roy Douglas Malonson

DAVID DINKINS, NEW YORK’S 1ST BLACK MAYOR, DIES AT 93 The first and only Black mayor of New York City, David Norman Dinkins, who worked tirelessly to improve race relations in the nation’s largest city he referred to as a “gorgeous mosaic,” died Monday after being found unconscious at his Upper East Side Manhattan home. He was 93 years old. Current Mayor Bill de Blasio released a statement on social media, calling Dinkins a mentor and friend. “Chirlane and I are

mourning a truly great man. David Dinkins simply set this city on a better path,” he tweeted. “He was my mentor, he was my friend, and his steadfast commitment to fight for that “gorgeous mosaic” inspires me every single day. We’ll keep up his fight.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared a photo of himself with Dinkins on Twitter, writing “NY lost a remarkable civic leader.”

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