West Orlando News
The Gantt Report: Sometimes a woman’s girlfriend will tell her, “I saw your man last night at the club hugging and kissing another woman!” When the woman confronts her man and asks questions about the allegation the man might say, “It wasn’t me. I let my friend use my car. I was at the church […]
The Gantt Report: A wharf rat is a large rat that is commonly found on wharves. These kinds of rats often sustain themselves by pilfering from warehouses near the seaside or from ships. When the rats board a ship, they don’t all line up like they were following the Pied Piper and get on board […]
The Gantt Report: Where would President Donald Trump, his ancestors, his wife, his business partners and other United States citizens of European descent be if Native Americans stood at the shores 400 years ago with bows and arrows and banned immigrants who wanted to come to America? Terrorism is defined as the use of terror […]
On January 20, 2017, in a lot of ways, African Americans will revisit their past. “Back in the day” will become today! Similar to the period of governmental and legal systems labeled “Jim Crow” (or nigger laws), it appears Black people in the United States today should consider preparing themselves for increased targeting of outspoken […]
The Gantt Report: At one time in history the only news that Black people could get was the news they got from Black media. Positive news articles back in the day about Black scholars, Black philosophers, Black entrepreneurs, Black socialites, Black entertainers, Black athletes and Black clergy could only be found in The Pittsburg Courier, […]
The Gantt Report: Internet dating sites are a quick way to see and consider men and women that appear to be relationship possibilities. It doesn’t take long, however, to realize that photos and information considered from afar, so to speak, are oftentimes far from looking and being good. To me, President Elect Donald Trump is […]
The Gantt Report: When politicians of any nation disagree with or hate another political leader the haters are quick to call their adversaries “thugs, tyrants or dictators.” Whenever western powers want to invade, colonize, rob or destroy, they justify it by calling the political leader of that country a despot. The way “El Comandante,” the […]
The Gantt Report After Hillary Clinton and many other Democratic candidates around the country suffered devastating defeats in 2016 elections, someone asked President Barack Obama what he wanted to do when President-Elect Donald Trump replaces him in the White House. I thought Obama would say that he was going back to Chicago to resume his […]
A good shepherd takes care of his flock. The shepherd can lead his flock to a better pasture. He can feed his sheep. He can protect his sheep. He can heal his sheep when they are hurt or injured. If Black political and community leaders can be considered as our shepherds, they are literally feeding […]