I really hadn’t officially decided on the
cover for this month’s issue until just
before Thanksgiving .
My man Tony McClean at Black Athlete
Sports Network (BASN) sent me some
promo copy that I’d requested for a test I
was running on Tailored Sound.
The
PUBLISHER’S
Pen
I was looking for a featured image in
particular. But, here is the magic of
content. In McClean’s copy, he included
a quote from Negro League founder
Rube Foster: “We are the ship, all else
the sea.”
As I’m thinking about that specific quote
and digesting all the post-election drama
swirling around the cable news networks,
I picked up my remote and channelsurfed over to the “Movie” section.
I’m scrolling through the listings and I
spot “Amistad” on Showtime. It’s programmed to air in 30 minutes or so. Of
course, I’ve seen it before. But, the
movie was in theaters nearly 20 years
ago. So, I loaded it up and shot McClean
a text to send me an “Amistad” image.
What you see on the MARQUEE cover is
an example of collaboration between
men.
The story gets better. While re-watching
the film, I’m paying full attention to the
early courtroom scenes (not 20 minutes
in) and the first thang out of my mouth is
“They’re in there arguing about piracy.”
Given what we know about the vacillating
opinions about rigged systems and their
impact on presidential elections, how appropriate is it that all those Hillary Clinton
supporters are now feeling that the court
of the Electoral College has somehow
ruled against them?
Queen Isabella of Spain v. The USA.