b Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition at work Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed The first step toward recovery is acknowledging…
My first lesson in the workings of the Baltimore Police Department was received as a college student. While living in West Baltimore, in the heart of the ‘hood,’ young Black…
In presidential politics, this nuisance thing called ‘history’ often has a way of rearing its sometimes ugly head. Political operatives often deny it, try to deflect its impact or…
Now that Donald Trump has a clear path to the Republican presidential nomination, the hysteria has begun over the possibility of the real estate magnate becoming the next occupant…
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton earning cool points on the Arsenio Hall Show Just when I thought former president Bill Clinton could not surpass his most racially offensive moment, he outdoes…
It seems that on a daily basis the weaknesses and flaws of our nation’s justice system are exposed, revealing the deep biases that continue to undermine the public’s trust in…
“Trump’s embrace of gutter politics plays to the misplaced fears and anger of many whites who have longed for a hate whisperer who could sense their outrage over the audacity…
School has begun, or is set to open, in public school districts across the country. As happens every school year, children will trek off to school with their backpacks loaded…
“Real progress for Blacks in this country has never come from quiet pleadings or the goodness of whites; it has been the result of confrontation, disruption, resistance and demand. Even…
Yesterday, Air Force One touched down in Charleston South Carolina as the President of the United States arrived for the funeral of the late State Senator, Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one…