Opinion

2015 a year where ignorance, racism thrived

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It's fair to ask LeBron James to act on Tamir Rice, but must he do it alone?

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The Tamir Rice decision and why 'outrage fatigue' only hurts us

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Will 2016 be Obama's blackest year yet?

As President Obama enters his eighth and final year in the White House, 2016 is destined to be his blackest…
/ December 26, 2015

Keep your American Pharoah tears, Serena Williams deserves all the praise

Of all the amazing acts I've been blessed to witness this year - no one was more incredible than Serena…
/ December 15, 2015

Ted Cruz: The other wildly extreme GOP frontrunner

What’s up with Ted Cruz, the new GOP flavor of the month? Or should we say, the Latino Trump?
/ December 15, 2015

Daniel Holtzclaw verdict is a call to action: Black women’s lives matter

The verdict is not so much a cause for celebration as much as a call to action to find the…
/ December 11, 2015

Why Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit is a modern day Trojan Horse

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in yet another racial affirmative action case involving college admissions...
/ December 9, 2015

Why the assassination of Fred Hampton matters today

Fred Hampton. Say his name. On this anniversary of the slaying of the Black Panther leader in Chicago — when…
/ December 4, 2015

Rahm Emanuel, Anita Alvarez – where’s your resignation?

Why do many of the people who contribute to the ongoing corruption in Chicago still have jobs?
/ December 2, 2015

Donald Trump says he has support of 100 black ‘religious leaders’

A hundred black pastors and religious leaders supporting Donald Trump? There is likely no better way to ruin a perfectly…
/ November 27, 2015

16 bullets: Why Laquan McDonald’s life will always matter

Laquan McDonald was a human being. But in the video footage of his murder, Officer Jason Van Dyke treated Laquan…
/ November 25, 2015

U.S. response to Syrian refugees is really about hatred, fearmongering

What is behind American reactions to the Syrian refugees? Unfortunately, it’s very simple: America has an Islamophobia problem. And in…
/ November 23, 2015

Ted Cruz done lost his mind, challenges President Obama: ‘Insult me to my face’

The disrespect for President Obama coming out of the Republican fringes knows no bounds. And Senator Ted Cruz is at it again.
/ November 19, 2015

Stop the Oppression Olympics: We can grieve Paris and care about Black tragedies too

Friday evening as I headed home from the movies I looked down at my phone and noticed a smattering of…
/ November 16, 2015