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Chris Rock hits the right tone with Chicago youth Detention Center

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Sandra Bland’s death is a sobering reality check for her fellow millennial activists

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Why President Obama’s ‘criminal justice week’ was a defining moment of his presidency

OPINION - In the area of criminal justice, this was quite a week for President Obama. Articulating a vision for…
/ July 17, 2015

How 'broken window' policing continues to shatter black lives

In March of 1982, two social scientists named James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, joined together to write an
/ July 10, 2015

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

OPINION - The Bill Cosby debacle has taught us two things. One is that Bill Cosby is a flawed, multi-faceted…
/ July 8, 2015

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

The Confederate flag has taken center stage in the media as South Carolina is expected to finally remove it from
/ July 7, 2015

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