Dear Dean Magazine: March 2024

DEAR DEAN 

MAR. 22, 2024 

MAGAZINE 

WOMEN TO KNOW 

WOMAN’S 

HISTORY 

MONTH 

DON’T TRUST 

ANYONE NOT VOTING 

FOR BIDEN/HARRIS 

Plus! 

MYRON'S HIT OR MISS LIST 

WHAT I'M STREAMING RIGHT NOW 

HOT TAKES 

FEATURED BOOKS & MORE!

THE GOODS 

03 Welcome From Myron 

06 

Don’t Trust Anyone Not 

Voting For Biden/Harris 

by Myron J. Clifton 

10 We Are Women 

by Muriel Vieux 

11 

We Can’t Go Back 


18 Women To know 


31 

Hot Take! x4 

36 

Myron's HIT or MISS List 

40 

My Favorite Things 

Streaming Right Now 

D E A R D E A N M A G A Z I N E , W E B S I T E , 

B L O G S & B O O K S A R E D E S I G N E D B Y 

K A T Y A J U L I E T L E R N E R

Happy Women’s 

History Month. 

Americans would be better citizens of the world if 

Women’s History was fully taught in American 

schools and represented in American media. 

While one political party is doing all it can to restrict 

women from public life, outlaw abortions, reduce 

wages, and eliminate no-fault divorce, there is a 

political party trying to protect women and girl’s 

rights and push the nation close to equality for all. 

This issue we focus on women from all walks of 

American life, actors, athletes, politicians, artists, and 

historical figures. 

America is better because women have access to 

healthcare, jobs, education, small business loans, and 

venture capital funds. 

There’s no going back. 

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Myron 

Dear Dean Magazine | Mar. 22, 2024 | Page 3

About Me 

Website | Bookshop | Twitter 

Myron J. Clifton is an author of novels Jamaal’s Incredible Adventures in the Black Church; 

Monuments: A Deadly Day at Jefferson Park; BLM-PD: Revenge was Inevitable; Her Legend Lives in 

You: The Untold Story Honoring the Goddess & Our Daughters; and short story collection, We 

Couldn’t Be Heroes, and Other Stories. Also check out his weekly podcast, Voice Memos, his FREE 

digital magazine, Dear Dean Magazine, and his weekly blog at both Medium and DearDean.com. 

Myron lives in Sacramento, California, and is an avid Bay Area sports fan. He likes comic books, telling 

stories about his late mom to his beloved daughter Leah, and talking to his friends. BOOKS ON 

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Jamaal's Incredible Adventures in the 

Black Church by Myron J. Clifton 

Before Jamaal's seventeenth birthday, he’s appointed as his preacher uncle’s 

designated driver and unwilling personal confidant. Behind the fine outfits and 

hats, behind the delicious cooking, Jamaal is exposed to crazy aunties, sexy church 

sisters, corrupt pastors, and predator deacons. A good kid who just wants time to 

finish his homework and kiss a girl his own age, Jamaal is dragged through the 

strange world of the Black church. You best pray for him. 


DON’T TRUST 

ANYONE NOT 

VOTING FOR 

BIDEN/HARRIS 

F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E 

Myron J. Clifton 

Remember Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House 

press secretary and how offended the press corps were 

about how dismissive and nasty she was, and then they all 

turned up at her going away dinner and yucked it up with 

her? 

I do. 

I don’t trust anyone not outwardly supporting 

Biden/Harris. 

Remember the “This is not an endorsement” crowd who 

refused to support VP Harris without that disgusting 

qualifier? 

I do. 

That’s why I don’t trust anyone not outwardly supporting 

Biden/Harris. 

Remember the pink hats marched after 2016 after the 

majority of them supported Trump and then a higher 

percentage of them supported Trump in 2020? 

I do. 


Biden/Harris. 

Remember Bernard Sanders started the “Voting was 

rigged against him” bullshit and the national media ran 

with it, and now today no election is safe from that 

bullshit and dangerous rhetoric? 

I do. 


M Y R O N J . C L I F T O N 


Biden/Harris. 

Remember those smart pundits castigated Hillary for 

saying Trump could place up to 3 stooges on Supreme 

Court, and that ROE was at risk? 

I do. 


Biden/Harris. 

Remember when then candidate Kamala Harris said 

Trump should have his Twitter account suspended 

because he was dangerous and the media, particularly 

Bernie mouthpiece Chris Hayes, said she was a fool, and 

Elizabeth Warren clicked her mouth in scorn on the 

debate stage? 

Shade Room, Mark Lamont Hill, Jason Johnson, Michael 

Harriot, Nina Turner, 100 Black women, and other Black 

media personalities refused to support Kamala Harris while 

talking about “vote like Black women and protect Black 

women?” 

I do. 

I don’t trust anyone not outwardly supporting Biden/Harris. 

Remember Rep Rashida Tlaib told Michigan voters not to 

support Biden/Harris, and that she wanted to punish Biden 

by telling voters to vote “Uncommitted” in the primary? 

I do. 

I don’t trust anyone not outwardly supporting Biden/Harris. 

Remember Trump won in 2016? And then when he lost in 

2020, he orchestrated January 6th? 

I do. 


Biden/Harris. 

Remember when Elizabeth Warren refused to say she 

supported VP Harris to be on 2024 ticket? She tried to 

clean it up, but the damage had been done. 


Biden/Harris. 

Nobody. 

I do. 


Biden/Harris. 

Remember when Kanye, Killer Mike, Ice Cube, Luther 

Campbell, Lenard McKelvey Charlamagne the Fool, the 

No one. Not a single person on this app or any 

other gets the presumption they will support 

Biden/Harris until they actually say so. 

To say nothing is siding with Trump. 

End of story. 


New Children’s Books! 

by Katya Juliet Lerner 

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Sometimes, when you’re at a crossroads, a door will open and what enters will inspire you. Other 

times, what enters will make you gag. These stories by a ride-share short-timer might have the 

same effect on you. A man, recently laid off from his job and intrigued by the people he might 

meet (and the money he might make) decides to drive ride-share while looking for a new 

professional management position. 

Don’t want to drive drunk? Well, then, by all means, plug in your location and get your friendly 

neighborhood ride-share driver to ferry you to your next bar. Need to move but can’t afford 

movers? There’s an App for that! Tired of waiting for tricks on the corner? Wait—I’ve got an idea. . 

. 

The behavior and stories of folks who call on ride-share turned into a unique anthropological 

study for one man who decided to drive ride-share while looking for a new professional 

management position. Recently laid off from his job and intrigued by the people he might meet 

(and the money he might make), the author unwittingly became the anonymous confidant for 

men, women, nonbinary people, and children. Unfortunately for him, he also became the innocent 

target of people who couldn’t hold their liquor, others who couldn’t hold their temper, and at 

least one who couldn’t keep his hands to himself. 

Little did they know they were in the Prius of a writer, who would be able to look in the rear view 

and tell their stories. 

This collection of anecdotes is non-judgmental, full of irony and dry humor, and may help 

someone else decide: Is driving ride-share for you? 


WE CAN’T 

GO BACK 

F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E 

Myron J. Clifton 

In the 1960’s my teenage mother couldn’t get birth control or an abortion. 

She was 20 when I was born; the third of 3 boys. 

She was kicked out of her home and school and couldn’t work. She was called a slut and 

a whore by the white welfare workers, and her Black church family. 

We can’t go back. 

In the 1990’s a teen friend at church got pregnant and kept it a secret until she couldn’t. 

One day her family came home to see her holding baby. She had taken bus to hospital, 

had the baby, then immediately told to leave because she had no healthcare. She took 

the bus home with a newborn baby wrapped in hospital blanket. 


A person I know who is a preacher who is against premarital sex and the sin of abortion. 

Over thirty years ago he paid for his girlfriend’s abortion. Religious leaders and religious 

GOP are passing anti-abortion laws while paying for safe abortions for their wives, 

daughters, and mistresses. 


The only way we protect women and girls, ensure their access to healthcare, save 

abortions, and pre and post-natal health, is to vote for President Biden and Vice 

President Kamala Harris -and all democrats in your local and state elections. 


We Couldn't Be Heroes 

Short Story Collection: We Couldn't Be Heroes And Other Stories What if a Black 

man could control the weather, God called 911, or aliens took our souls? Would 

we notice? Would we care?... Enjoy the entire collection, seven stories in all, on 

earth and in space and in any order. 


Marcus A. Banks-Bey, M.Div 

Gathered experience and elevation gained from years as an Army & hospital chaplain, mental health worker 

and clinical psychology doctoral student, equips Marcus A Banks to aid in journeying the reader to 

intelligently question their past belief systems and future creative visions of thought and identity as a 

purposeful means to developing their own personal reality for establishing their “true identity.” 

Within Dig Deep lies practical language, developed to help the reader grow the relationship with 

themselves, and understand why nurturing the relationships we have with our Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness 

and Finances will support our Purpose, Planning, Patience, and Persistent-Perseverance. This system helps 

one establish their own 5×5 Side by Side Guide through life. Dig Deep was written following a series of 

extremely challenging life occurrences, including the suicide of the author’s brother, Iverson; divorce; and 

war deployment. From this place, the author engaged in the process of self-discovery, self-awareness and 

meaning. 


CLICK TO MEET 

THE HOSTS! 

MYRON 

JENN 

Two longtime friends have informative, yet 

brief discussions about multitudinous topics. 

NEW EPISODES ON FRIDAYS! 


MYRON J. CLIFTON & JENNIFER VANLAANEN'S PODCAST 

VOICE MEMOS REVIEWS 

Listen Now! 

Stay 

Shallow! 

Like listening to your BFFs June 2, 2022 

kjlerner

The intimate and heartbreaking story of a Black undercover police officer who famously kneeled by the 

assassinated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr--and a daughter's quest for the truth about her father. 

In the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis's 

Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound 

with a borrowed towel. 

This kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days 

leading up to the murder. But he also had another identity: an undercover Memphis police officer reporting 

on the activities of this group, which was thought to be possibly dangerous and potentially violent. This 

kneeling man is Leta McCollough Seletzky's father.. 

Marrell McCollough was a Black man working secretly with the white power structure, a spy. This was so 

far from her understanding of what it meant to be Black in America, of everything she eventually devoted 

her life and career to, that she set out to learn what she could about his life, his actions and motivations. 

But with that decision came risk. What would she uncover about her father, who went on to a career at the 

CIA, and did she want to bear the weight of knowing? 


Looking back on the Before and the events leading up to the After, it was impossible to say precisely when 

everything went to shit. Understanding the importance of human connection, a lone trader braves the 

Weeps and an emerging cult to unite the survivors of a shattered world. The Before and The After is a tale 

of loss, acceptance, and finding one’s truth in a barren future. 

Catherine Sequeira 

Catherine Sequeira is a veterinarian, author, and teacher. Originally from California, she has lived in 

Switzerland, New York, Oklahoma, and Scotland. She is an avid tabletop gamer and was all verklempt the 

first time her older son kicked her ass at Lords of Waterdeep. She would live in the garden if she could, 

pretending to be Snow White or channeling her inner Poison Ivy. When the weather chases her inside, you 

can find her reading sci-fi and fantasy or binging horror shows. She lives in Northern California with her 

partner, younger son, cat, and rescue dragon (the bearded kind, that is). 


WOMEN 

TO KNOW 

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA D. HARRIS 


SINGER, ENTREPRENUR RIHANNA 

MARVEL SUPERHERO MS. 

MARVEL, IMANI VELLANI 


Supreme Court Justice 

Katanji Brown Jackson 

and Vice President 

Kamala D. Harris 

JUDGE KETANI 

BROWN JACKSON 


ELIZABETH ECKFORD 

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION, 1957 IN ARKANSAS 


SALLY HEMINGS 

FORMER ENSLAVED CHILD OF PRESIDENT THOMAS 

JEFFERSON WHO BORE HIM MULTIPLE CHILDREN 


DUCHESS OF SUSSEX, 

MEGHAN MARKLE 


FORMER FIRST LADY, 

MICHELL OBAMA 


ENTERTAINER AND 

ENTREPRENEUR, BEYONCE 


FORMER FIRST LADY & SENATOR, 

HILARY RODHAM CLINTON 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER, 

FOR MEN OR WOMEN. 

CAITLIN CLARK 


OLYMPIC AND UNITED STATES ICE 

SKATING CHAMPION, TAI BABILONIA 

SINGER, ACTOR, AND LITTLE 

MERMAID, HALLE BAILEY 


Janice Burgess (March 1, 1952 – 

March 4, 2024) was an American 

television executive, screenwriter 

and producer for Nickelodeon. 

She created the Nick Jr. series 

The Backyardigans and worked 

as a writer and story editor for 

Nickelodeon's revival of Winx 

Club. 

CONGRESSWOMAN JASMINE CROCKETT 


SINGER, SONG-WRITER, 

ACRTRESS, DOLLY PARTON 


Coming Soon! 

Dr. Josie Harjo is used to cutting up dead bodies. As a veterinary pathologist at a state diagnostic lab, it’s her 

job to figure out the cause of death in a never-ending parade of various non-human species. Most cases are 

cut-and-dried, and rarely will a carcass roll in that gets her racking her brain. 

When a rancher shows up with a dead horse, Josie thinks it’s going to be a typical day at the office. She 

quickly learns that this is the third suspicious death in as many days, and the clock is ticking to figure out 

what’s going on before any more lives are lost. 

The necropsy is frustratingly unremarkable, and Josie is forced to follow all leads no matter how implausible. 

Tensions rise as the rancher starts pointing a finger at a disgruntled employee and an assault charge forces 

the cops to start asking questions. With a hefty insurance payout on the table, Josie realizes that she can’t 

ignore the possibility that the rancher might be involved. As the pathologist leading the case, Josie has to 

wonder, is it just coincidence or is there something more nefarious killing horses at JW Ranch? 


Myron's 

HOT TAKE 

#1 

Hillary R. Clinton should just be ending her 2nd 

term as the first woman President in US history 

#2 

Women’s college basketball is one of 

America’s best sporting leagues. 

#3 

The Little Mermaid, The Marvels, Captain Marvel, 

Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn/Suicide Squad, 

Batwoman and Supergirl on TV, She-Hulk, Ms. 

Marvel, Ashoka, Wanda, and Wakanda Forever are 

all fronted by women, and all are as good as any 

man-lead superhero movie or television show. 

#4 

VP Kamala Devi Harris is the 

best and most productive vice 

president in American history. 


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Vernon L. Andrews 

Policing Black Athletes 

Racial Disconnect in Sports 

O R D E R 

T O D A Y !

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and 

the institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has 

once again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong 

women plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands 

of the police. This is BLM-PD.

MYRON'S 

HIT OR MISS 

list 

HIT 

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading 

college basketball scorer, passing Pete Maravich 


MISS 

Nikki Haley’s bid for the GOP Nomination ends in 

her dropping out. She did become the first WOC 

to win a GOP primary – Vermont. 

HIT 

VP Kamala Harris forcefully called for a ceasefire 

between Israel and Hamas from the history 

Edmund Pettus bridge in Alabama 

HIT 

Taylor Swift encouraged her followers to utilize their 

right to vote ahead of Super Tuesday primary voting. 

HIT 

Lily Gladstone keeps winning awards for her 

outstanding performance in Killers of The Flower Moon. 

It was widely expected she would win an Academy 

Award, becoming the first Native Actor to win and 

second woman of color to win.. but like all the other 

WOC before her, she did not win. Halle Berry is the only 

Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best 

Actress in over 100 years. 

MISS 

Georgia D.A. Fani Willis reminded the judge and 

Trump attorneys that he, and not she, is on trial. 

MISS 

Katie Porter’s whiteboard got wiped by Adam 

Schiff as her miscalculation cost her and 

democrats a vital seat in Orange County. 

HIT 

Team Trump’s lawyers relentlessly attack Georgia 

D.A. Fani Willis, and even though the judge 

allowed repeated attempts to assassinate her 

character, the indefatigable DA stood strong and 

reminded the court and viewers that she is not on 

trial, but criminal former president Donald Trump 

is. 

MISS 

HIT 

Beyonce’s country song Texas Hold’em reached 

number 1 on seven Billboard charts. She became the 

first Black woman to have a #1 country hit. 

Katie Britt – Republican from Alabama gave the 

State of The Union rebuttal and lied about 

everything she talked about, forcing the media to 

fact check her before she her to walked back her 

comments. 

HIT 

Megan Thee Stallion wowed anime and music fans 

in Japan at the Crunchyroll awards show, proving 

again that the HISS star is a super anime fan in 

addition to the world’s hottest rapper. 


Her Legend Lives In You: 

The Untold Creation Story Honoring The 

Goddess And Our Daughters. 


Available on

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A cup of coffee or tea paired with interesting company is an unbeatable combination. We learn 

and share so much through this simple social ritual. Nuanced origin stories. Brow-raising 

secrets. Good news. Bad news. Hopes and dreams, insecurities and fears. Sip by sip, we do 

business, catch up, plan our lives, and discover common ground. 

To gain a better understanding of his friends, Myron went on a mission to try their favorite 

drinks. He was struck by the complex flavors and simple pleasures that characterized their 

personalities. Sweet. Spicy. Bold. Bewitching. Optimistic. Ostentatious. Practical. Perfectionist. 

In Coffee, Grounded, Myron reviews these drinks and brews up a perfect blend of culture and 

caffeine. He examines the history of various ingredients and coffee-growing regions, painting a 

vivid picture of faraway lands and hometown haunts. 

Pour yourself a cup and curl up with this tasty collection of stories steeped in friendship and fun. 

Order & Indulge!

MY FAVORITE THINGS 

streaming right 

now... 

International 

Women's Month

S T R E A M I N G N O W 

Netflix’s: 

Netflix has multiple categories of movies, shows, and 

series led by women. 

Paramount+/Showtime: 

Yellowjackets, The Curse, Scream, X, Pearl, Star Trek 

Discovery, and many other women-led shows and 

series worthy of your viewing time. 

Disney+/Hulu: 

Ms. Marvel, The Marvels, Captain Marvel, Wanda, She- 

Hulk, The Little Mermaid, Abbott Elementary, Princess 

and the Frog, and all the princess movies and series. 

Peacock: 

See all the Housewives. Despite criticism about the 

arguments, botched girl’s trips and bonkers reunion 

shows, these shows are going strong. They also aren’t 

about murder or killing women like every lawyer, cop, 

firefighter, lawyer, and detective show. 

Apple TV: The Buccaneers 

For All Mankind, The Morning Show, Loot, Constellation, Silo, Dickinson, Bad Sisters, Drops of 

God, and Lessons in Chemistry are all women-led shows worth your viewing time on Apple TV 


Pre-Order 

NOW 

The Empire Wars 

A powerful YA debut set in a world where survival and magic are a deadly mix. 

Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has just been captured. Now, Coa is 

subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as The Great Hunt. 

If participators die in the Great Hunt—their entire family will be executed. In front of 

everyone. The nationalist regime, known as the Allied Force, will not rest until all foreigners 

are exterminated. Her best hope might be Princess Ife, born of privilege, but newly married 

into the authoritarian lineage. 

Her riskier choice is an alliance with a gorgeous, cunning participator—marked as a traitor to 

his militarized nation. Soon, Coa entangles herself with the captivating, deadly young man who 

could be her ultimate downfall. 

Akana Phenix is a recent Harvard alum who researches genocide. 

The Empire Wars comes out on July 30, 2024. It is now available 

for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible, Apple Books 

and more. On social media, she is primarily on Twitter, but she can 

also be found on Instagram and TikTok. She is located in the 

United States of America. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/akurephenix 


Robin Martin, Editorial 

The Joyful Warrior 

Podcast Network 

Music App 

Mark Lerner Astrology 

Katya Juliet's Jewel Box 

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