NFL anthem rule cynically mocks reason for player protest
There is no indication of a wink-wink when National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced a rule from team owners — 31 super-rich white men …
Meaningful prison reform requires vastly more attention than mere tokenism
Some 2,300,000 Americans are locked up in federal, state and local prisons and jails, meaning the U.S with five percent of the world’s population has …
Moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem is major victory for Trump-loving white evangelicals
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN The relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday, May 14, will mark a major triumph …
The lynching memorial is a stark reminder of man’s inhumanity to man
HANGING MONUMENTS: Names of blacks who were lynched in 77 years between 1877 and 1950 are inscribed on 800 six-foot tall pillars of Lynching Memorial …
“Black Identity Extremist” label just another excuse to silence activists
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN First there was enslavement of the whole race. Then came segregation, designed to keep the races separate — and unequal. Then came …
Child marriage ban a victory for woman abused as preteen bride
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN The revelation of rampant sexual exploitation in the movie industry centering on film mogul Harvey Weinstein has mushroomed into an expose of …
Reducing gun deaths requires more than just an assault rifle ban
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Reducing gun deaths requires more than just an assault rifle ban Private citizens own between five million and 30 million assault rifles, …
Journalism pioneer Bea Hines honored on her 80th birthday
Veteran Journalist Bea Hines enjoys friends and family during the celebration of her life at her 80ieth birthday celebration. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAKISHA RICHARDSON JONES …
Denying the vote to those who paid their debt to society is a stain on Florida
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN George W. Bush won 537 popular votes more than Al Gore in Florida in the 2000 election, giving him the state’s 25 …
Deporting the ‘Dreamers’ will be an unconscionable act
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN This much must be conceded about President Donald Trump: He is determined to fulfill his campaign promises with perhaps greater zeal than …