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Solomon Jones | SolomonJones.com This week 13 men were arrested on federal or state charges for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Fortunately for Gov. Whitmer and the rest of us, these guys weren’t necessarily professional in their approach. They got caught because they shared their crazy ideas on social media. Then they started [...]
Solomon Jones | SolomonJones.com Last week ended with the news that President Trump and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19, and this week, things got even crazier. We learned that Trump’s oxygen levels dropped more than once. We learned that he was transported to Walter Reed military hospital. We learned that he was being treated with [...]
Solomon Jones | Inquirer.com Hours before a presidential debate that erased the boundaries of political decorum, I spoke to Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. I asked her about the concerns of Black Philadelphians—a community that could very well decide the election. In the state’s most populous city, where African Americans make up nearly [...]
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks voter suppression, the 2020 campaign, and why she supports Joe Biden on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones.
Solomon Jones, host of Wake Up With WURD on WURD Radio, interviews Symone Sanders who is a seasoned political strategist and former CNN political commentator. Ms. Sanders currently serves as senior advisor for former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. She joins Wake Up With WURD to talk about her current role and also [...]
WHYY Contributor | WHYY.org https://whyy-od.streamguys1.com/thewhy/20200728THEWHY.mp3 When recent Masterman High School grad Kayla Gibson first saw her white classmates posting about the death of George Floyd on Instagram, she felt supported. “But then, I kind of began to think about it and I’m realizing that all these people all of a sudden are learning [...]
Solomon Jones | WHYY.org So much that’s happened in the last week has been emblematic of the chaos of 2020. Iconic civil rights leaders John Lewis and C.T. Vivian died. Federal agents snatched protesters off Portland streets at the Trump administration’s behest. Then, after months of downplaying their importance, President Trump finally admitted that masks [...]
Both sons were 10 in 2014. Now, they share their perspective as teens. By Ashley Louszko, Meagan Redman and Allie Yang | ABC News For Solomon Jones Jr., a Black father, difficult conversations with his son aren’t optional. They’re essential. “The talk,” a discussion Black parents have had with their children for generations, is now rooted [...]
Several aspects of the Breonna Taylor ruling fail to add up
Solomon Jones
September 23, 2020