A day of support for Jamaican non-profits
PHOTO COURTESY OF CALIBE THOMPSON Whoever pegged Christmas as “the” sea- son for giving fortunately never sent the memo to folks who love Jamaica. Two …
Don’t hate the player when she’s playing a fair game
Somehow the Bernie Sanders narrative feels like it has morphed from “there are some rich people doing bad things” to “rich people are bad.” Hillary …
The nooses on the Internet
Theoretically I understand racism. Someone hates someone else because of the color of his or her skin. But as empathetic as I profess to be, …
If men could have babies
The Donald, who I will hereafter refer to by his original family name “Drumpf,” is at it again! In a town hall hosted by MSNBC’s …
Let us not be crippled by our faith
The black community takes great pride in being rooted in faith. Our belief in God’s omniscient grace has brought us through slavery, civil rights abuses, …
The real consequences of incendiary rhetoric
Recently a Trump supporter violently threw his elbow into the face of a peaceful protestor walking calmly out of a rally. The white aggressor was …
The best time to be who we are
In my own mind I’ve accomplished a lot. I’m a nationally and internationally syndicated television producer and a regionally published columnist. I’m well educated …
It’s important to consider whether Hillary meant to hurt us
Although I’m not a fan of their methods, I understand why Black Lives Matter protesters operate the way they do. Their demonstrations, loud, obnoxious and …
How Obama divided America
I’ve heard Republicans and Democrats, black people, white people and everyone in between talk about how Obama has divided the country, and to a certain …
Haiti’s troubled transition
By Calibe Thompson Haiti’s embattled president Michel Martelly is out, but not without great incident. News reports describe violence in the streets, a purported stolen …