Opinion

How 'broken window' policing continues to shatter black lives

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Bill Cosby's career is finished black America: Let it die

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Confederate flag and N-word defenders use the same lame argument

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Why forgiveness from black victims isn't noble when anger is justified

If you’re a black person living and working in North America, there’s a good chance that you’re not only very
/ July 5, 2015

An open letter to Confederate flag defenders: Overcome your ignorance; racism is real

OPINION - The Confederate battle flag is a symbol of white supremacy and hatred. This is not some extreme left-wing,…
/ July 3, 2015

Blacks are 'raping our women' and 'taking over': Decoding the myth that breeds white supremacists

Dylann Roof’s delusion that black people systematically “rape [white] women” and are “taking over [the] country” is a racist narrative
/ July 2, 2015

As black churches burn concern grows over the resurgence of America's original terrorists

The recent rash of black church burnings have many African-Americans wondering if this marks a resurgence of the nation’s original terrorists — white
/ July 1, 2015

Why Obama must make ending racial inequality the focus of his remaining time in office

President Obama — or Reverend President — has captured America’s attention on racial inequality. He must make the issue his
/ June 29, 2015

Reverend president? Obama, grace and legacy come together in Charleston

OPINION - Was the President’s eulogy at Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s homegoing service an example of a truly liberated Obama who…
/ June 27, 2015

Living beautifully with vitiligo

It must have been the hottest day in summer, and as usual, I was wearing my long sleeve black sweater.
/ June 25, 2015

Confederate flag 'debate' is necessary, but black America still longs for real change

OPINION - In its most basic and purest form, the Confederate flag is a representation of black enslavement and subjugation.…
/ June 24, 2015

If you're freaking out over Obama using the n-word then you're part of the problem

While having a discussion about racism on a podcast called “WTF with Marc Maron,” President Barack Obama used the word
/ June 23, 2015

Jim Crow to America: Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years

On June 17, 1822, Denmark Vesey and five others were going to revolt to kill slaveholders and free the people
/ June 22, 2015

The danger with making the Confederate flag and Dylann Roof the face of racism

The Confederate flag and Dylann Storm Roof are perhaps the most potent and virulent symbols of racial hatred these days,
/ June 22, 2015

Black lives under attack in the Dominican Republic: Why this crisis deserves our attention

OPINION - As of Thursday, the Dominican Republic has chosen to proceed with the cleansing of its immigration rolls, implementing…
/ June 19, 2015