‘Fear Pervades Black Politics…’ … ‘The Corporations and Their Media Strangled Bernie…’ … Coronavirus Prompts School Cancellations

Glen Ford wrote a very observant and thoughtful piece on how Blacks are handling their primaries votes in the Democratic presidential primaries.

Here is the link:

Fear Pervades Black Politics, and Makes Us Agents of Our Own Oppression

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I also recommend this piece, also written by Glen Ford, published to Black Agenda Report on Thursday [March 12, 2020] following the March 10, 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.

The Corporations and Their Media Strangled Bernie, and Older Black Voters Tied the Knot

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Coronavirus Prompts School Cancellations

I am sure we are all following this pandemic of Coronavirus.

I want everyone to be safe.

Yesterday, my state’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer (D–Michigan), made it official: All applicable statewide K–12 schools, in Michigan, will be closed for the next three weeks.

This is very important when considering, for example, Michigan ranks as the No. 10 most-populous state in the nation. (Also a Top 10 populous state is Michigan’s neighboring state, No. 7 Ohio.)

I will leave a following link to a report from Detroit Free Press as well a 20-minute video, below, from WXYZ–TV, Ch. 7, the ABC affiliate in Detroit, Michigan.

Link:

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: All Michigan K-12 schools must close until April 5

I am not sure how many states have made the move. I came across reports that this is also applicable in states Washington, Ohio, and Maryland.

If any reader of Progressives Chat wants to add anything to this…please do.