One year later, the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is a Failure
One year after the killing of Michael Brown, there has been very little substantive change in America. As reported in the Nation, Missouri lawmakers filed…
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#BlackLivesMatter: Waiting on the Movement
Last August, as the steam gathered behind the national sentiments of anger following the death of Michael Brown, I kept waiting for the moment that…
Race: When Being Black is A Problem
“How does it feel to be a problem?” This is a question asked in W.E.B. Dubois’ treatise The Souls of Black Folk. The question doesn’t…
Baltimore Riots: Historically Speaking, Nothing Has Changed
CIVIL UNREST There are those that would have you forget that this country was founded on civil unrest and violence. There are those that…
No Civil Rights Charges Against Darren Wilson
As many predicted, apparently, no civil rights charges will be filed against former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teen…
Riots: It’s Never Wrong, Unless Black People Do It
Another riot broke out recently. The place was in Columbus, Ohio. The reason was that the Ohio State Buckeye’s football team won the National Championship.…
Dear America: Black People Want A Divorce
Dear America, I must admit: lately, our relationship has been pretty awful. These past few years have been tumultuous at best. What the world has…
Rev. Al Sharpton Gets Called Out By Ferguson Protestors
Somebody needed to say it….. [View the story “Reverend Al Sharpton Gets Called Out By Ferguson Protestors” on Storify]
#Ferguson: The “Violence Never Solves Anything” Argument
After Darren Wilson, a white cop with a color-aroused of black males was let off the hook for the murder of Michael Brown, an unarmed…
Kill a Black Kid and Get Rich: Uniquely American – #Ferguson
By Mike Caccioppoli Darren Wilson resigned as a police officer. Why do people think this is some kind of victory? Did you really expect him…