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The AmERINcan is the political brainchild of
thought leader Erin Wiley Sands.
The AmERINcan features blogs, vlogs, panel discussions and a podcast on:
Politics, Policy, Social Justice, Entertainment and Community.
If you're ready for an insightful discussion on emerging political and social issues where intellect and common sense out weigh bias. You are in the right place! Welcome to The AmERINcan.
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Who Should I vote for in the 2024 Election?
So let's unpack these issues together and bring some balance, mutual respect, common sense, and kindness back into the conversation.
Oct 23, 202415 min read


The Unopened Present
3 Ways To Ensure You Are FULLY PRESENT This Holiday Season Have you noticed how challenging it's becoming to be fully present in the present? We are constantly distracted by an inundation of information. When we watch the news, newer news is delivered to us simultaneously beneath the picture on a crawl. Our smartphones constantly barter for our attention when we are with family, friends, or at work. Advertisers trace our online movements to interrupt our chosen content with t
Dec 11, 20235 min read


An Argument for Term Limits
It is time for the ideals of those who will live with the consequences of our choices to shape our democracy.
Sep 4, 20234 min read


I Called Him a Juvenile Delinquent
I typed that if I were the teacher I would have called the police, as the child looked like he was gonna spend most of his life in prison
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Well Done.
Words will never fully illustrate the prolific anointing God has placed upon Bishop Kenneth Ulmer and the mantle of teaching that has grown
Mar 25, 20222 min read


I Ride with Dave
Comedy is one of the few pure art forms left and I will not sit silently by and let it be corrupted by a “ruling class”.
Oct 9, 20213 min read


A Country Defiled
The day of justifications and equivocations for the malice of Donald Trump is over. History now speaks, and it says of him what it has said
Jan 8, 20212 min read


CHAOS at the CAPITOL: An American Insurrection
I wonder what the weather was like the day Rome fell? Was it sunny? Did the citizens suspect that today was the day, the nation they...
Jan 6, 20214 min read


The Distance Between Us (Part 2)
They instead chose to cloak their support of Trump in the saving of unborn lives, which apparently didn’t include Black lives outside of the
Oct 27, 20209 min read


The Distance Between Us (Part 1)
She stood with me through a painful divorce. I was by her side during her battle with breast cancer. Surely we could survive Trump, right?
Oct 25, 202010 min read


2020 Voter Recommendation Guide
I am a moderate, I love our country and when looking at propositions I tow no party line.
Oct 10, 20209 min read


In Peace and POWER.
Your talent was our gift for a season to remind of us the greatness in us and amongst us.
Aug 29, 20201 min read


The Necessity of Intersectional Protest
Because the minute this dilemma became intersectional, the moment black humanity became our collective humanity, a watershed event took plac
Jun 19, 20205 min read


#RUNWITHMAUD
I’m going to finish his run, in his honor, with my black body, foot to pavement, step by step, bound by bound.
May 8, 20201 min read


THE ROOT CAUSE
Our hair journey is as much about self-love as it is about cultural pride and it begins in the crib and ends in the grave. It has to...
Jan 24, 20208 min read


#OscarsSoMale
It has been entirely male for 87 of the 92 years that the Awards have existed. To this embarrassing, shameful phenomenon, I say #TimesUp
Jan 15, 20205 min read


The Thing About Kanye
Educate yourself my brother so that you can be used after the worship service is over.
Nov 17, 20198 min read


Harriet: MOVIE REVIEW
What I feared and what I experienced upon seeing the movie HARRIET were worlds apart.
Nov 12, 20194 min read


Here Comes The Judge!
Here Comes The Judge, was a comedy skit performed by the late great Pigment Markham. It illustrated the power of a judge to affect...
Nov 9, 20194 min read


The Problem with Cable News
Let me say this...I love Rachel Maddow, she is one of the few journalists NOT dedicating her show to Donald Trump's tweets. She uses her...
Nov 3, 20194 min read
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