Texas Senate race: Colin bringing the fire
If State Sen. Ted Cruz thought he was going to hold onto his seat with ease, he better think again. Exhibit A, the recent Senate debate between Cruz and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Allred came out swinging in the first and only debate of the race. Allred, a three-term congressman from Dallas and former NFL linebacker, was first out of the gate after winning the coin toss and kicked off the contentious debate by insisting he’s “the exact opposite of Ted Cruz, the most extreme senator in the U.S. Senate—maybe the most extreme in the last 30 years. But that’s not enough. He’s also only focused on himself. That’s how you can go to Cancun when millions of Texans need you. The truth is we don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator. We can get a new one.” He also called Cruz a “liar.” Cruz shot back in his opening remarks, accusing Allred of refusing to talk about his record. “I’d like you to listen to the difference between words and actions,” Cruz said. “He’s not going to talk about his own record or my record…I want to keep Texas, Texas.” Needless to say, this is a race to watch – a close one….and one that could end with Texas having its first Black U.S. Senator.
New lows for Black athlete Trumpsters
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Black people are not monolithic. I have no problem with Black folks supporting Donald Trump for president (though I don’t see how any Black person can when he’s trying to defund schools that teach about slavery, give police absolute immunity and a host of other things that directly negatively impact Black folks). But if you’re willing to look past all of that because you just love his concepts of a plan, then fine. But why do it at the expense of Black women. Case in point, Le’Veon Bell, a former Pittsburgh Steeler NFL player, who posted a picture of himself on X with the caption “Trump or The Tr*mp?,” wearing a t-shirt with the same words above the viral photo of Trump, pumping his fist after the attempted assassination on his life, next to a photo of Vice President Kamala Harris making an unflattering face.
Bell, who is Black, immediately faced backlash in the comments, with one comment standing out in particular. “Why can’t you support your candidate without being disrespectful to the Black woman running against him?” tweeted Mari Copeny, the 16-year-old activist also known as Little Miss Flint.
It was a stark contrast – a grown man casually attacking the most powerful Black woman in American politics – and the young Black girl calling out the sexism underlying his attack on Harris, who by the way is the most credentialed and accomplished candidate to EVER run for president.
Le’Veon Bell, known for having massive Bible verses tattooed on his body, also excitedly tweeted a video of himself meeting Donald Trump before a campaign rally in Pittsburgh alongside former NFL player Antonio Brown. The crazy part is between Bell, Brown and Trump, they have over 35 felonies, multiple sexual assaults, and multiple illegitimate kids. Soooooo, who is the tramp again????
The gospel according to Glorilla
Memphis-born rapper GloRilla recently dropped her debut album andone song has people talking. Gospel group Maverick City Music is featured on GloRilla’s “Rain Down on Me” with Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore and Kierra Sheard, the album’s only track without an explicit rating. Some fans are expressing their disappointment over the collaboration with one user saying ‘Christian’ artists needed to “stop compromising,” and the gospel singers being on GloRilla’s album “is wild.”
Another person referenced Sexyy Red, who’s also featured on the album and commented, “These are depraved musicians whose music contains profanity, and vulgarity and supports an anti-Christian culture.” Some fans, however, applauded the collaboration and called out the judgment against the gospel artists appearing on a track by GloRilla, with one mentioning that “she grew up in the church, served in the church and was in her church choir.” They added, “The judgment is why so many people walk away from the church.”
Someone else remarked that making gospel music is what gospel artists do and asked why it is a problem that they did so with GloRilla. While this may not be my cup of tea, I know Jesus would go into the jungle to reach people. So if Glorilla needs to be the messenger to get a little God into folks’ lives, I’m here for it. Let us know your thoughts on our social media page.
