A New Black Agenda
Most Americans hope that the national tragedy that resulted from the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri will generate a renewed focus on justice …
What we Think
Voter apathy can destroy communities Voters, you have a choice. What you do with the choice is really up to you. When a dismal 10-14 …
Down with apparatus of subjugation
More than anything else, the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, and the aftermath point to this stark reality: …
Ferguson is all of us
Some people may suggest that the show of military might by police in Ferguson, Missouri, following the killing of a black teenager by a white …
America’s problem still the color line
In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois shared with the world “the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century.” His groundbreaking …
Voting map must be fair to blacks
It is a disgrace that, half a century after the hard-won Voting Rights Act became law, efforts still persist to make it as difficult as …
Don’t treat domestic abuse lightly
Domestic abuse, especially involving women being beaten by men, is a pervasive feature of our society, especially in sports, with superstars from time to time …
The madness of mass incarceration
A welcome pattern has been developing with regard to sentences against nonviolent drug offenders, with President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder leading …
What we Think: Cleaning up the mess
When Barack Obama considered making a bid for the White House he probably in his wildest imagination never thought that if he was successful his …