Otis Byrd: Strange Fruit 2015?
“Strange Fruit” is the title of a song performed by the legendary singer Billie Holiday. The theme of the song was a lyrical protest against…
Mississippi
Mississippi: Rennie Gibbs Faces Life in Prison for Stillborn Birth
Editor’s Note: I wrote the following post about Rennie Gibbs of Mississippi back in June 2011. Back then I was disheartened that this was a…
Why Was Gay Black Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillan Murdered?
Marco McMillan is described as a rising star in Clarksdale, Mississippi politics. Unfortunately for him, his family, and the individuals who supported his candidacy as…
Report: Black Mississippi Students Hancuffed for not Wearing Belts
Think Progress has published what I think to be a disturbing report on children in schools in Mississippi. The report stems from a recent Department…
Post-Racial Update: Mississippi Church Refuses Black Couple’s Wedding Because Of Race
Remember when president Obama “evolved” recently, and publicly expressed his new support for same-sex marriage? Remember the ruckus his new position created with church folk?…
Mississippi: Black Man’s Murder Being Investigated As Hate crime
In a recent post, someone said that I should be more worried about Planned Parenthood killing Black babies, than Ron Paul or his racist newsletters.…
You’re Pro-Life But Not When It Comes to Women?!
Sometimes I neglect to write simply because I realize that my writing is driven by more passion then it is by academia. I am just…
Black Mississippi Man Beaten & Ran Over By Truck Driven By Racist Teen Caught On Tape
So here we are America; it’s year number two of post-racial bliss. And here I am coming at you with a post-racial update that exhibits…
Black Mississippi Woman Faces Life in Prison for Giving Birth to Dead Baby at Fifteen
So I’m hearing that upon release, Casey Anthony will be whisked away to a secret location and a new identity. Oh the lenghts “certain people”…
Jackson, MS Alternative School Feeding the School to Prison Pipeline
Schools are supposed to be about educating kids, right? They are supposed to be safe places for students to learn and grow. It is bad…