Late-night talk shows are both news and entertainment. The opening monologues of #Kimmel, #Colbert, and the rest are particularly constitutionally protected speech as humor. Jokes, satire, and parody are strongly protected, even if they are offensive. #freespeech #firstamendment #fcc

The Right cites two contested lines in the Bible: Leviticus 18 & 19 as against male-male sex. Between the two? “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”19:33-34 #socialjustice

The backlash after #JenniferLopez kissed a female dancer in her opening of the #AMAs was mostly her fans and conservative media, not the general outrage as when Madonna kissed Britney Spears in 2008. My only thought: Kissing? Isn’t there a new strain of Covid in the West?
#SocialChange #PopCulture

Love peonies! Returning the favor from my garden!

My Black father earned a master’s degree in chemistry in the 1940’s, when only 4.6% of Americans had any higher education at all. Now, more than 10% of African Americans have graduate degrees. sheriparks.com/weve-come-to...

#We’ve come too far to turn back #We are amazing! #Black Achievement