From The Root magazine:

Don’t Get it Twisted…Black Folks Are Unified Behind Kamala Harris. Here’s What We Know

Despite what polls say, Black people have always been politically united and that’s not changing anytime soon

By Nigel Roberts Published11 hours ago

All the negative predictions and chatter about disgruntled Black voters abandoning the Democratic Party are nonsense.

Admittedly, there’s a lot of frustration over the Biden administration’s failure to deliver on issues like police reform, voting rights legislation and student loan debt relief. But venting frustration doesn’t equate to disunity.

Over the years, there’s always been a fear that we won’t unite, but in the end, we do. That’s what makes Black America a powerful voting bloc.

A New York Times/Sienna College poll released last November set off alarm bells, finding that 22 percent of Black voters in six battleground states said they would support Trump. However, polls taken in June, before President Biden dropped out of the race, found that Black voters overwhelmingly disapproved of Trump and backed Biden.

And now that Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to become the Democratic nominee, Black voters are elated and even more united. Trump’s small gains with Black voters have declined with Harris as the presumptive nominee.

A narrative about Democrats losing Black men encouraged Trump’s team to do its damnedest to exploit a perceived weakness in our unity. One GOP ploy involved dispatching two Black Republicans, U.S. Reps. Wesley Hunt of Texas and Florida’s Byron Donalds, to persuade Black men at cigar and cognac events to vote for Trump.

However, Black men, even those who were leaning toward Trump, support Harris, as evidenced by scores of brothers who recently voted for her with their wallets. On Monday, more than 53,000 Black men joined a virtual event hosted by the collective group Win With Black Men and raised $1.3 million in four hours for Harris’ campaign. (snip-More)

For our community, the choice on Election Day is clear. We’re unified and standing behind Harris. (end)

https://www.theroot.com/dont-get-it-twisted-black-folks-are-unified-behind-ka-1851605966

AP Sports: “Paris Olympics organizers say they meant no disrespect with ‘Last Supper’ tableau”

(I guess I should have been watching! I don’t care about the Olympics, very much, as along as everyone’s safe and sporting. I missed this!)

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-opening-ceremony-last-supper-criticism-9dd5fc5f1849ce9b0720fa997f38ed27

BY JEROME PUGMIREUpdated 12:46 PM CDT, July 28, 2024Share

PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept behind it Sunday.

Da Vinci’s painting depicts the moment when Jesus Christ declared that an apostle would betray him. The scene during Friday’s ceremony featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — flanked by drag artists and dancers.

Religious conservatives from around the world decried the segment, with the French Catholic Church’s conference of bishops deploring “scenes of derision” that they said made a mockery of Christianity — a sentiment echoed by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. The Anglican Communion in Egypt expressed its “deep regret” Sunday, saying the ceremony could cause the IOC to “lose its distinctive sporting identity and its humanitarian message.” (snip)

The ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly had distanced his scene from any “Last Supper” parallels after the ceremony, saying it was meant to celebrate diversity and pay tribute to feasting and French gastronomy. Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps was asked about the outcry during an International Olympic Committee news conference on Sunday.

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Trump is physically unfit to be President of the United States!

Indeed!

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A Sunday comic

that’s sympathetic to conditions in my area. My sinuses are achy with this humidity here today, but the rest of the week will be blazingly (I hope not literally) hot, so I don’t want to jinx anything. I’m thankful for a house with AC, and good things to read. Enjoy!