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Jasper Williams Jr. speaks 'truth to power' at Aretha Franklin's funeral
“Speaking truth to power” is a four-star virtue for left-wing script writers. But what happens when someone speaks truth to power to African American and left-wing elites? Boos fall like rain. Condemnations are issued. Apologies are demanded for hurt feelings. Such as the reaction when Jasper Williams Jr. spoke truth at Aretha Franklin’s funeral. The Queen of Soul’s... Read more »

By Dennis Byrne,
September 5, 2018 at 9:29 am
September 5, 2018 at 9:29 am
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