Why This Black Woman Will Always Remain Woke
byWhen you come from a family of innovators, educators and visionaries. When your triple great grandfather taught Booker T. Washington his ABC’s and touched…
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America’s Whiteness in Charlottesville
byIs anyone surprised about what happened at the White Nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia? I’m not. To me, and I suspect most of us,…
N’TV: Smithsonian’s “America In Color” Transforms Black-And-White Civil Rights Struggles
byHere’s comes an ambitious new Smithsonian Channel series offering a stunning, fresh look at American history. Incorporating a wealth of rare footage and stills,…
What To Do About Mariano’s?
by“We want to do business where we shop.” “We want to work in our community with major companies.” “We want to be respected.” That’s…
Q&A With Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin
byLA 92 is an upcoming National Geographic documentary that looks a riveting look back at the controversial Rodney King trial and subsequent protests, violence…
Time To Look In The Mirror
byEvery time I think that this is the last straw, that it can’t get worse, something worse happens. I cry looking at the news…
The Families of victims “As seen through the eyes of the shooter”
byFamily and the community We must face the fact that we have an impoverished underclass in America. It can be found in Appalachia, the…
Chicago God Damn
byChicago is two cities. Nina Simone’s lyrics are appropriate. She sang a song, Mississippi Goddamn. Change the city to Chicago and you got it….
Stella Talks About Crime in The City
byThe Justice Department has spoken. We went through the investigation and the reports came back saying that the Chicago Police Department needs help. Racism…
The Obama Years
byOnce upon a time, there was a young boy, born to a Kenyan father, Barack Obama, Sr. He came to America to go to…
What Might Martin Luther King Say Today?
byToday, America celebrates the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s 88th birthday. His life brought about significant change in America as he led the Civil…
White Anger’s Cowardly Revenge
by“That the electorate has, in its plurality, decided to live in Trump’s world of vanity, hate, arrogance, untruth, and recklessness, his disdain for democratic…