“Don’t be afraid. We are going to bring our country back. But certainly, don’t be afraid.” – President-elect Donald Trump Too late. Americans are already afraid. African-Americans are afraid that Stop and Frisk – and racial profiling — will be revived and that African-Americans and other people of color will be stopped and detained by […]
Republicans are hoping to bring more than patriotic posters and American flags into the Republican National Convention: They want to tote guns, too. In an…
Omar Epps, actor and poet, is shining a bright light on a critical issue that he believes is responsible for increased child poverty and high…
“They took our flag, so be it. They’re taking our heritage from us. They’re taking the freedom out of America.”—William Bader, an imperial wizard of…
Starbucks is on a mission to recruit a lost generation of America’s young, poor and unemployed to correct a decades-long pattern of neglect in corporate…
It’s now become a hateful pattern: Six black churches burned in two weeks. Black churches in the South are being intentionally torched and federal authorities…
Why are more African-American children committing suicide? It’s a daunting, and complex question and this much is clear: Suicide rates among African-American children have nearly…
We know this about Republican lawmakers: Educating African -American students is not high on their list of priorities. Providing quality education for African-American and public…
It’s time to clean house in the Ferguson Police Department. Cops should be turning in their guns and badges and clearing out today. They don’t…
Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, admits that he’s prejudice against African Americans and seems to want credit for being honest. I’m…
Not everyone is pleased that Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to deliver the commencement speech at Howard University on May 10. In fact, some black folks…
“While ‘too big to fail’ corporations went into the bail-out emergency room and recovered to break earnings and stock market records, most Americans have been left…
