Keith Boykin

Trump building a UFC stadium at the White House, painting the reflecting pool blue, and erecting a billion dollar ballroom while Americans are struggling to pay for groceries, health care, and gas is exactly what you’d expect for a rich old white guy who’s out of touch with reality.

When quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee in a silent protest about the murder of Black people, Trump pressured NFL owners to fire him. But when quarterback Jaxson Dart spoke at a Trump rally last week, suddenly it was okay for NFL players to do politics again.

Trump tore down Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC and put up statues of racist enslavers around the city. This is just a warning shot of the backlash to come.

America will pay reparations to anybody but Black people.

Republicans all across the South are racing to turn back the clock, just days after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. In Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee, they’ve already started the process to eliminate Black districts, Black elected officials, and Black voting power.

Donald Trump is protecting the Ku Klux Klan. His Justice Department is now prosecuting a prominent civil rights group at the same time it’s dropping charges against white supremacists.

As Virginia voters decide whether to redraw the state’s congressional map, I had a conversation with Geraldo Rivera last night on CNN to explain why Democrats should vote yes on the referendum. Democrats can’t sit back and be holier than thou. They have to fight fire with fire. 🔥

Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh refuses to answer a basic question from Senator Elizabeth Warren: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?

The Messiah Con-Plex: How Trump conned the willing religious right into embracing the most unchristian president in modern history. And why they’ll still support him when the controversy dies down from his blasphemous Jesus post.

Trump claims Iranians in Iran are sending secret messages to him to “please keep bombing” and says they “are willing to suffer” if he blows up their infrastructure and turns off their power.

The firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi should be a lesson for all Trump appointees. No matter how much you suck up to Trump, it will never be enough.

Trump’s Iran speech was the most embarrassing presidential war speech in U.S. history — rambling, delusional, repetitive, and filled with lies “like nobody’s ever seen before.” If the war is already won, why are we still fighting? And why is he begging for our allies to open the Strait of Hormuz?

Nick Cannon and Chilli are the latest celebrities to be used against us by the media misinformation machine. It’s time to fact check the famous and follow the truth tellers.

The war in Iran is another manufactured crisis — brought to you this time by America’s scandal-plagued president and Israel’s scandal-plagued prime minister.

Over four decades, I watched Jesse Jackson up close turn protest into votes, and votes into change. His message never wavered: You have power. Use it.

Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted to Congress today that he visited Epstein Island in 2012, four years after Jeffrey Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor.

13 minutes. That’s how long the Super Bowl halftime show made some people feel “uncomfortable.” But millions of Americans live in discomfort 24 hours a day.

Donald Trump has disinvited Maryland Governor Wes Moore, the only Black governor in America, from a bipartisan dinner for the nation’s governors. Moore is the vice chair of the National Governors Association.

They lied to us about Alex Pretti. They lied to us about Renee Good. Just like they’ve been lying to us for centuries.

Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela proves it was never about drugs or democracy. It was always about regime change, oil, money, and power.

It’s a new dawn. A new day. A new year. Let us march on Till victory is won.

Day 5 of Kwanzaa is about Nia (purpose) and comes with a reminder that all holidays are made up.

Day 3 of Kwanzaa: Ujima — collective work and responsibility.

Day 2 of Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia — self-determination.

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, and the principle for the day is UMOJA, or unity.

It’s been a long year. If you’re tired, that’s not weakness. that’s awareness. Sometimes the most important political act is living to fight another day.

“Inflation is stopped.” – Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Ghost of Christmas Past

“One year ago, our country was dead. We were absolutely dead…Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. And that’s said by every single leader that I’ve spoken to over the last five months.” – Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Christmas Tree 🎄

Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.

Trump: “Affordability is a Democrat scam.” While he sits in his gold-plated cabinet room surrounded by millionaires and billionaires, he tells you to stop whining about grocery prices and health care costs.

“Washington, DC is now a totally safe city. And you can walk down any street in Washington, and you’re going to be just fine. And I want to thank the National Guard.” – Trump yesterday, lying that Washington, DC hasn’t had a murder in 6 months. There had been 62 murders in DC the last six months.

Still wondering what you can do? Here’s your answer for Black Friday Week: don’t support companies that don’t support you. Stop financing your own oppression. We ain’t buying it.

Huge victory for Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office. He stuck to his guns, spoke about affordability, proudly declared himself a Democratic Socialist, condemned genocide in Gaza, did not back down from calling Trump a “fascist,” and still got Trump to praise him, undermining months of GOP attacks.

He’s not the problem…

White men are only 29% of the US population, but under Trump they are 100% of the senior Pentagon leadership as Pete Hegseth purges women and Black people. They want us to believe that white men are the only people in America who are qualified to lead.

The Senate has voted 60-40 to fund the federal government and end the shutdown with no health care subsidies. The bill now goes to the House, which has been out of session since September.

Election Night wasn’t just a Blue Wave — it was a Blue Tsunami. And the color that made it all possible was Black.

If you’re tired of all the chaos, racism, division, and lies the past 10 months, today is your day to fight back. Today is Election Day! 🗳️

New York Attorney General Letitia James entered a “not guilty” plea in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia today as she vowed to continue the fight against Donald Trump’s weaponized Justice Department.

Trump is bragging about bombing “drug boats” in the Caribbean. But there’s no proof, no legal basis, and no accountability — just civilians dying for The Great Stunt Queen acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

REPORTER: What lesson did you learn after losing the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City? ANDREW CUOMO: I did not do enough on social media. ZOHRAN MAMDANI: He lost because he didn’t talk about affordability for New Yorkers.

The Trump administration is planning to change the US refugee system to favor white people. At the same time, they’re in the Supreme Court fighting to gut the Voting Rights Act. It’s no wonder young Republicans are sending racist messages. Racism is the official policy of the Republican Party.

Trump ordering the prosecution of his enemy, Letitia James, is an impeachable offense worse than Watergate. But, sadly, it’s not the first time he’s abused his power to prosecute Black people in New York.

REPORTER: Should furloughed federal workers get back pay when the government shutdown ends? TRUMP: It depends on who we’re talking about. Some people don’t deserve to be taken care of. [The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 mandates that furloughed federal workers receive back pay.]

Senator Dick Durbin: Who gave the orders to flag records related to Trump in the Epstein Files? Attorney General Pam Bondi: I’m not going to discuss anything about that with you, senator. Durbin: Eventually you’re going to have to answer for your conduct in this.

Republicans spent the last 50 years claiming they believed in “limited government” and “states’ rights,” but now they are proving they were liars all along as they invade Democratic cities and Democratic states for Trump’s political spectacle.

KAMALA HARRIS IN 2024: What you’re going to hear tonight is a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025 that Trump plans to implement. TRUMP IN 2024: I have nothing to do with Project 2025. TRUMP IN 2025: I’m meeting today with the architect of Project 2025 to implement it.

Trump on Thursday: Democrats like Rep. Jasmine Crockett are dumb, very low IQ people. Trump on Monday: Aceda…Acedum…Minophen…Acetaminophen?

Trump rushed to condemn “radical left Democrats” for a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, but he still hasn’t said a word about the shooting of a Black police officer at the CDC in Atlanta. Instead, he undermines confidence in our institutions with his constant political interference.

Trump embarrasses the United States as he tells world leaders at the United Nations “Trump was right about everything.” This was the most ignorant, racist, divisive, unhinged, and self-promoting speech I’ve ever heard from an American president at the United Nations.

Jimmy Kimmel’s return proves that pressure works. But the corporate-controlled media still can’t be trusted. As Maya Angelou said, when people show you who they are, believe them the first time.

You want me to take medical advice from a guy who can’t even pronounce acetaminophen?

The United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have formally recognized Palestinian statehood, putting pressure on Israel and isolating the United States on the eve of the annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

Trump today called for his Attorney General Pam Bondi to fire US Attorney Erik Siebert for not prosecuting New York Attorney General Letitia James. "Yeah, I want him out," Trump said. To allow this to happen is to surrender to dictatorship.

Trump in January: I will stop all government censorship, protect free speech, and never use the power of the state to persecute my opponents. Trump in September: Anyone who disagrees with me should be taken off the air.

Right-wing cancel culture just took Jimmy Kimmel off the air. And ABC’s surrender proves that mainstream media have failed once again to meet the moment. “What we are witnessing is a coordinated campaign of government censorship orchestrated by the White House to silence dissent.”

Three police officers were killed and two were injured in a shooting in rural Pennsylvania today. “This kind of violence is not OK, we need to do better as a society,” Governor Josh Shapiro said. Lt. Governor Austin Davis noted that gun violence was the issue that brought him into public service.

Kash Patel: “Your time is over.” Cory Booker: “You don’t tell me my time is over.” Senator Cory Booker and FBI Director Kash Patel have a shouting match.

Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum to send the National Guard to the largest Black city in America. The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.

Trump has just signed a presidential memorandum to send National Guard troops to Memphis. He said his next targets are Chicago, New Orleans, and St. Louis. But there’s a reason he keeps sending the military to Black cities. It’s not about crime. It’s about control.

Trump Now: “We wouldn’t celebrate if something happened on their side, and we don’t.” Trump Then: [Mocks Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, after he was attacked in his home by a Trump supporter.]

Chris Van Hollen is right to call out the “spineless” politics of Democrats afraid to endorse Zohran Mamdani. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Governor Kathy Hochul are all from New York and have not endorsed him.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox: We have to stop pointing fingers at the other side. We need to tone it down. Donald Trump: I’m not toning down anything. I blame the radical left for Charlie Kirk’s death.

“We have him.” Trump says a suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting is in custody.

The murder of Charlie Kirk exposes the lie at the core of the American story. It’s time to stop saying “this is not who we are” and admit this is who we always were.

The state of Florida has erased a rainbow crosswalk memorial to the 49 people who were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and erased a “Black History Matters” mural at the Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum in St. Petersburg. But no matter what they do, we will not be erased.

Bad news for Black people. Black unemployment has soared to the highest level since the pandemic. Black youth unemployment skyrocketed to 25%. And Black women have lost more than 300,000 jobs this year. #jobsreport #blackunemployment #blackwomen #keithboykin #inthesestreets #losangeles

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA): “For the first time, we are seeing deaths from children from measles. We haven’t seen that in two decades. We’re seeing that under your watch. You are a hazard to the health of the American people.” RFK Jr.: “Can I respond?” Warnock: “No…you ought to resign.”