Ray Lewis Says Kaepernick Should Keep Activism “Private”
Like Michael Vick recently, former NFL player and Hall-of-Famer Ray Lewis, said a stupid thing intended as advice to Colin Kaepernick. Lewis, the former Baltimore Raven linebacker…
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Lessons I Learned from Black Lives Matter
A Sunday morning Facebook post asked “Is Black Lives Matter still a thing?” and I immediately did an eye-roll. The technical answer is in the…
Angela Davis is Voting for Hillary Clinton
Angela Davis is a renowned scholar, black activist, and former political prisoner beloved by many. For years, Davis has been critical of government’s role in…
Why People Protest and Why I Don’t
It has been one hell of a week of demonstration, media, and protest. Death upon death has happened within our country and it seemed as…
Jesse Williams and Flowing White Tears
Jesse Williams received the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards 2016. And he was rightfully awarded. Williams has dedicated himself to the plight of the…
Choose Your Adventure – Civic Engagement or Death
Like thousands of people across the country, on July 29, 2015 I went to a Bernie Sanders Meet up at Teamsters Local 728 here in…
300 Men March: Baltimore Youth March Against Violence
“You need to have a rally in your own living room! Have a rally in your own kitchen! You need to have an occupy my…
GOP Debate Gave “No Fucks” About #BlackLivesMatter
I didn’t watch the debate. However, I can assure you that tonight’s loser was the very people who have hope in any of these clowns…
Bree Newsome: Black Women are Heroes
Being a middle school teacher, I have a tendency to tease my male students. A lot of times, there may be some discrepancy that I…
Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman of Humanity
There would many days and many ways in which I heard this poem recited. The excerpt above always stayed with me. As I became older, I quickly…