Cary Clack

San Antonio

Editorial Writer and Columnist at The San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Express-News Editorial Writer/Columnist. Editing anthology of black Texas writers which will be published through the Wittliff Collections.

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Articles

Like Gen. Newton, we're disheartened but we'll keep climbing that mountain

2 months ago | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

An open letter to retired four-star Gen. Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton, who recently asked, "What country am I in?" Thank you for the valor and principled leadership with which you have served our country. Article continues below this ad This is our country, land of our births and birthrights, where soil was consecrated by our ancestors' blood, sweat and tears. It is a country for which so many, like you, have fought.
Sam Cooke and his greatest song resonate 60 years after his death

Nov 29, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

In July 2004, I went on a nine-day driving and reporting tour of Mississippi. On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine since I was a child.
No joke, the Cowboys are awful and the rest of America is loving it

Nov 22, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

In 2013, a Dallas Cowboys fan mourns after his team lost 23-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Fast forward to 2024 and … nope. Still losing. Tim Sharp/API’m a Dallas Cowboys fan. I’ll pause for your laughter, wisecracks and mockery. I’ll hum to myself until you finish. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Article continues below this adHummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Ok, that’s enough. ...
Trump Nation should try to understand Harris voters

Nov 7, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

In her concession speech Wednesday at Howard University, Vice President Kamala Harris said she and her team will help him and President-elect Donald Trump and his team engage in a peaceful transfer of power, something he didn't do in 2020. Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated PressIn life and in politics, we are advised to meet people where they are, to listen without judgment or preconceived ideas about what’s going on in their lives and why they feel, or vote, as they do.
Trump doesn’t have to lie about winning the election this year

Nov 6, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

Former President Donald Trump rallies in Pennsylvania before Election Day. The American voters embraced his return to the White House. Evan Vucci/Associated PressI was wrong. I apologize for misplaced optimism, for recklessly dispensing hope like Halloween candy and not taking seriously the many masks evoking fear. They turned out to not be masks but real faces. It’s clear Donald Trump, the former and future president of the United States, is superior to me in assessing the mood of our country.
To a friend and former coach: You're a better human being than Trump

Oct 31, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, speaks on Oct. 27 at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, where multiple instances of divisive rhetoric were expressed. Evan Vucci/Associated PressDear Coach,You and I go back a long way to when I was a scrawny kid playing football and you were a young coach not much older than me.
Vocab is our modern-day griot, Goddess of Groove and Ministress of Move

Oct 25, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson will receive Gemini Ink’s 2024 Award for Literary Excellence at its annual gala, Inkstravaganza. Andrea "Vocab" SandersonPoet Laureate Emeritus Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson reads a poem on Feb. 13 at the “Honoring Lincoln Elementary: Black Westside Voices” panel discussion at Alamo Colleges District Westside Education & Training Center. Salgu Wissmath/San Antonio Express-NewsPoet Laureate Emeritus Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson shares a poem on Sept.
Vanessa Guillén’s life and death should be honored, not disrespected

Oct 23, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

A bombshell story in the Atlantic asserts that former President Donald Trump denigrated murdered Army Spec. Vanessa Guillén. Her life and death should be respected. United States Army/HandoutMemories of Vanessa Guillén should be stirred when family and friends reflect on their time with her and how much they miss her while holding her close in their hearts.
Black men won’t be the scapegoats of the 2024 presidential election

Oct 18, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

The narrative that Black voters will not turnout for Vice President Kamala Harris, costing her the presidential election, is premature and ignores other factors in the presidential race. Chip Somodevilla/TNSNo, no, no, no. No. No way. Nope. Not going to hear it. Not going to have it. Article continues below this adNot just No, but H-E-double-L No.If former President Donald Trump is voted back into office Nov. 5, it won’t be the fault of Black men.
St. Gerard is long closed, but homecoming memories live on

Oct 10, 2024 | expressnews.com | Cary Clack

St. Gerard's legendary football coach George Pasterchick encourages a player in 2012. The school has been closed for several years, but memories, especially during Homecoming Week, live on. TOM REEL/EXPRESS-NEWS FILE PHOTOIn my youth, the chain-link fence on the south side of St. Gerard High School’s football field wasn’t a barrier. On summer mornings when I was a student there, or for years after I graduated, I would climb over the fence to run sprints on the field before running the bleachers.