I am a freelance writer and I have work with a client most of today, Martin Luther King day. I won't be able to attend any municipal events or view any tributes on television. I don't have a
If you're on this site then you already know Malcolm X was a prophet. He said 50 years ago that ”the most disrespected person in america is the Black woman, the most unprotected person in america
In the midst of Black America's thunderous howl of outrage at police injustice, there remains a sect of blacks who believe we are to blame for our own relentless slaughter. These people say
We’ve seemed to reach a familiar, awkward juncture in America: the intersection of race and sports. Several St. Louis Rams players decided to take a stand on Sunday by walking onto their home field in
There's a photo that’s gone viral of a young boy hugging a police offer at a Ferguson protest in Portland. The Oregonian dubbed it “The Hug Heard Round the World”. Others, including myself, are not so
Twitter leads you to terrible things. Some of the most racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, and homophobic thoughts find themselves in its ethereal pool of consciousness. Still, I found myself taken
On Saturday, August 9th, Michael Brown was murdered in cold blood by the police in his town of Ferguson, MO. This is what happened. Whether you believe that he stole something or that he tried to
If it didn’t happen to African girls, would it be the world’s biggest story? Two-hundred and thirty four teenage girls were abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School in the northeastern
I will never forget the moment I heard the Zimmerman verdict. Standing over the stove cooking dinner, my friend sent the text "Zimmerman was found not guilty.” Immediately, my heart dropped and I felt