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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Jan 8
2 min

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 6
4 min

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...

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Oct 28, 2020
9 min

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

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Oct 25, 2020
10 min

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?

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Oct 19, 2020
4 min

Good Intentions. Bad Methods.

Now because a republican candidate who is losing in the polls and pandering for the black vote says he will include a rappers talking point

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Oct 11, 2020
9 min

2020 Voter Recommendation Guide

I am a moderate, I love our country and when looking at propositions I tow no party line.

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Aug 29, 2020
1 min

In Peace and POWER.

Your talent was our gift for a season to remind of us the greatness in us and amongst us.

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Jul 24, 2020
10 min

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...

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Jun 20, 2020
5 min

To Erase, Or Not to Erase? That is the Question.

We are shaking the tree. Unraveling lies and forcing necessary yet painful conversations.

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Jun 20, 2020
5 min

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

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May 9, 2020
1 min

#RUNWITHMAUD

I’m going to finish his run, in his honor, with my black body, foot to pavement, step by step, bound by bound.

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Jan 16, 2020
5 min

#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

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Nov 18, 2019
8 min

The Thing About Kanye

Educate yourself my brother so that you can be used after the worship service is over.

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Nov 13, 2019
4 min

Harriet: MOVIE REVIEW

What I feared and what I experienced upon seeing the movie HARRIET were worlds apart.

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Nov 10, 2019
4 min

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...

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Nov 4, 2019
4 min

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...

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Aug 26, 2019
4 min

Death by Bias

What bothers me most about our current culture is our inability to disagree without demonizing each other. Either you love something or you

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Aug 26, 2019
4 min

The Exploitation of the White Working Class

During the 2016 presidential campaign white working class Trump supporters were offended at the slightest insinuation that their vote was...

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Aug 26, 2019
4 min

About The Wall

Cable and network news have failed us. We no longer get facts, we get partisan opinions that rarely tell the whole story. Folks get...

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Aug 26, 2019
3 min

The Danger of the Liberal Bubble

Trump is gutting scientist at the USDA simply because researched documented FACTS don’t support his pro oligarch agenda. Meanwhile liberal

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