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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture


Feb 21, 2022

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Firearm Rights and gun worship are two different things. While places like Canada are able to separate responsible gun ownership from the hands of maniacs – America sadly doesn’t differentiate. Back in 2012, 20 children and six staff from my own elementary school in Newtown, CT, were gunned down by a blood-thirsty citizen. US Gun laws and reform have barely changed since the Sandy Hook massacre.
Ukraine or Russia…folks, this is not just a board game of #TwilightStruggle. Everybody’s got an opinion, but how do you decipher real news from propaganda and which media are you going to trust?

I’m all for celebrating Black History Month, but let’s also never forget that the bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL and the assassination of Medgar Evers were both terrorist responses against the Black vote. The latest attempt by a Trump-appointed judge to dismantle Section 2 of The Voting Rights Act is one to watch!