Shalise Manza Young

2 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young

By Shalise Manza YoungLast Saturday, millions of Americans were part of well over 1,000 “Hands Off” protests. The protests took place in every state, in big cities and small towns, in deep-blue counties and areas that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in November. And remarkably, there was no violence and few, if any, arrests. But there weren’t a lot of Black people at these rallies.

2 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young

By Shalise Manza YoungOn Monday night, the annual party known as NCAA March Madness came to an end, with the University of Florida men joining the University of Connecticut women as national champions of men’s and women’s college basketball.

3 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young

By Shalise Manza YoungPresident Donald Trump has been signing executive orders at the pace of a teenager posting to Snapchat, and, for the most part, they are press releases that further expose his administration’s cruelty, grift, and ignorance, or some combination of the three. For the most part, they aren’t as deserving of the attention they are given, particularly as there is real damage being done in so many areas.

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young

By Shalise Manza YoungWe have already seen example after example of anti-Black racism from President Donald Trump and his second administration, seemingly aimed at resegregating American society. Trump and his band of wealthy, unqualified, sycophantic Cabinet members have already fired the incredibly accomplished chairman of the Joint Chiefs and replaced him with a white man whose resume was so lacking he needed a special note from Dear Leader to take over the role.

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young

By Shalise Manza YoungNearly 12 years ago David Ortiz, the affable Red Sox legend, stood near the pitcher’s mound inside Fenway Park days after the Boston Marathon Bombing rocked the Boston region and shattered the jubilant atmosphere of the city’s marquee day. “This is our f**king city,” Ortiz told the crowd.