A Keen Observer

As of this Thursday morning time period, the irrepressible Donald Trump is still committed to boycotting the last Republican debate before next week’s Iowa caucuses. Ironically, a few days ago it crossed my mind that if Trump was the Republican presidential nominee and Hillary Clinton...

Many people may not be familiar with Toni Morrison, a Black novelist, editor, and professor who won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award in 1988, and the highest literary award possible, the Nobel Prize in 1993. Other Americans who have won the Nobel...

The seven community meetings focusing on racial matters in the city of Worcester last summer were held for the sole purpose of silencing people of color. This was accomplished by the following tactics: 1. Creating a distraction from the racist police attack on a Black...

  There’s a lot of nostalgia lately about Spag’s, the unique retail store that did business in Shrewsbury for more than a half-century. The building that housed it is being demolished. The man behind this legendary establishment was Anthony Borgatti, nicknamed “Spag” because he liked...

WORCESTER’S ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY FIASCO by Carlo Baldino    January 19, 2016 Yesterday the city of Worcester held its annual dog and pony show while celebrating the holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. There were speeches given, essays read, awards...

I’ve always said that if hypocrisy was an Olympic event, Republican conservatives would win the gold, the silver, and the bronze. Here are some examples. 1) Donald Trump is going after Bill Clinton’s sexual escapades before and during his presidency. For Trump to moralize about...

When I read about black Wall Street journalist Jason Riley and his speech Monday at Holy Cross College all I could do was smh. The Urban Dictionary defines smh as “an acronym for ‘shake my head’ or ‘shaking my head.’ Usually used when someone finds...