I recently read the 1980s science fiction classic Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable story despite the author’s personal view point on the subject of same sex marriage, which admittedly colored my reading and interpretations of some of the finer points of the story. Regardless of Mr. [...]
Apparently, there is a new GOP darling ready to make noise on the political scene. This time, the Republicans are going with credentials, and boldly sending in their operatives to call out racism amongst the liberal camp. Dr. Ben Carson, the famous neurosurgeon opined in an interview on a talk radio show that when it [...]
People overlook the power of fiction to comment on real issues and real life. While, we all know that this usage of our imaginary works is a distinct possibility, we generally forget the impact until its time to issue the Pulitzers and Oscars. Fiction—and in my opinion—science fiction especially has an unequalled power in all [...]
Greetings all! It is my pleasure to announce that the book club is back. The Phoenix Forum (Formerly known as the Hue-Man Book Club) is hosting a post-election town hall discussion about the re-election of President Obama and what Black America must do to move forward. The recent New York Times article, The Price of [...]
After a clear victory last week, many are referring to the re-election of President Obama as a mandate. With 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206, it is not clear what else to call it. While many are jubilant about the election results, let us not forget a key constituency that made the Obama re-election [...]