Opinion

Attention politicians: Black Lives Matter activists need justice, not lectures about 'tone'

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Donald Trump goes full Willie Horton on Jeb Bush with new immigration attack ad

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Kanye's baffling VMA rant a missed opportunity to talk about anything that matters

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Are Mexicans more hated than blacks by the extreme right?

Let’s just cut to the chase with these Republicans and ask some blunt questions: Is being Mexican or Mexican-American the new black?
/ August 28, 2015

Black Lives Matter must run their own presidential candidate in 2016

When I first heard that #BlackLivesMatter activists decided to upstage 2016 presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Martin O’Malley at
/ August 25, 2015

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, another reminder #BlackLivesMatter

The tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina comes at a time when we must remind ourselves that #BlackLivesMatter, but black lives…
/ August 23, 2015

Dr. Dre owes black women much more than an apology

OPINION - This week, Dr. Dre told The New York Times he apologized to all the women he’d “hurt”, and…
/ August 22, 2015

Why America's necessary healing could come 'Straight Outta Compton'

I believe there is an opportunity to heal from an unlikely place. I think that healing just might come 'Straight…
/ August 15, 2015

What is the New Black Panther Party's end game?

What are the New Black Panthers up to, and what is their next move? The New Black Panthers are in…
/ August 14, 2015

If Joe Biden runs for president, how will he respond to Black Lives Matter?

Will Biden run? And if he does, what is his stance on #BlackLivesMatter?
/ August 11, 2015

The real reason white victims of police brutality don't get enough 'outrage'

OPINION - Last weekend, while browsing Twitter hashtags, I learned about the tragic murder of a young, unarmed teen named…
/ August 8, 2015

The fight to vote in 2015: Why restoring the Voting Rights Act matters

OPINION - In theory, the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution February 3, 1870 gave black men the…
/ August 6, 2015

Just a reminder: No one fights harder to save black lives than black women

OPINION - If we need a "new leader," cool. But why don't we ever ask who "she" might be? If…
/ July 31, 2015

Why we should be paying attention to Obama's time in Africa

OPINION - President Obama just completed an historic trip to Kenya, his ancestral home and the land of his father’s…
/ July 30, 2015

White tears, #AllLivesMatter are attempts to steer spotlight off black suffering

OPINION - Although I don't believe the removal of the confederate flag from South Carolina's Statehouse was a thorough rebuffing…
/ July 22, 2015