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Whitney Made Dolly Millions—What Dolly Parton Did Next Explains Her Remarkable Legacy

August 26, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Whitney Made Dolly Millions—What Dolly Parton Did Next Explains Her Remarkable Legacy

Whitney Houston turned Dolly Parton’s song into a global phenomenon. What Dolly did with some of those millions helps explain why Black America embraced the country legend.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Black America, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Lives Matter, Country Music, Cultural Solidarity, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton Legacy, Economic Justice, House That Whitney Built, I Will Always Love You, Imagination Library, Marlon Weems, Music History, Nashville, Philanthropy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Racial Justice, Social Responsibility, The Reality Check, wealth inequality, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Legacy

Darline Graham’s Debate Disaster Exposes the GOP’s “Reverse DEI” Hypocrisy

August 22, 2026 By Egberto Willies

The Reality Check dismantles the GOP’s DEI hypocrisy after Darline Graham struggles badly with a basic Taiwan and South China Sea national-security question.

The Reality Check dismantles the GOP’s DEI hypocrisy after Darline Graham struggles badly with a basic Taiwan and South China Sea national-security question.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Politics, Annie Andrews, Black Professionals, Darline Graham, DEI, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Donald Trump, Employment Discrimination, GOP hypocrisy, Lindsey Graham, Marlon Weems, meritocracy, National Security, Political Nepotism, Political Privilege, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Racial Discrimination, Racial Double Standards, Ralph Norman, Republican Party, Republican Primary, Reverse DEI, Senate Debate, South Carolina Politics, South Carolina Senate, South China Sea, Taiwan, The Reality Check

How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

August 2, 2026 By Egberto Willies

How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

Marlon Weems exposes how corporate media weaponizes “socialism,” targets progressives with loaded questions, and applies a softer standard to authoritarian Republicans.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Abdul El-Sayed, authoritarianism, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Media, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Donald Trump, Egberto Off The Record, Harry Truman, Independent media, Jen Psaki, Kamala Harris, Mainstream media, Marlon Weems, Media Bias, media framing, Medicare For All, Neoliberal Democrats, Norah O'Donnell, organized labor, political journalism, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Progressives, Republican Party, Social Security, socialism, The Journeyman, The Reality Check, Todd Blanche, working class

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