February 12th, 2025
E. Faye Williams: There’s something about being ‘other’!
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—There is something in this country about not being a White male gets you blamed for being a racist if you complain about them! I know before I write, I will be accused of being a racist because that is the way racists roll! They have the power. They are antagonistic toward people like me because they … Continued
January 26th, 2025
Keith Boykin: The Blackest confirmation hearing
Keith Boykin This article originally published on Word In Black. I’ve watched several of the confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet nominees, but the hearing for “the Black job” was the Blackest yet— and perhaps also the most revealing about the next four years. Scott Turner, the only Black person Trump has nominated for his cabinet, is almost … Continued
January 14th, 2025
Michelle Obama to Skip Trump’s Inauguration
South Side Chicagoan and former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed her decision but did not provide a reason. “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” … Continued
January 7th, 2025
J. Pharoah Doss: Biden’s lame duck death penalty one-upmanship
Getty Images Stock Photo Lame duck: an elected official continuing to hold political office during the period between the election and the inauguration of a successor One-upmanship: a situation in which someone does something in order to prove they are better than someone else *** In the early 1990s, Democratic Senator Joe Biden called Republican … Continued
December 24th, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: Did Good Samaritans deadlock the Danial Penny Jury?
Daniel Penny was arraigned on May 12 on a charge of second-degree manslaughter of Jordan Neely. Penny was acquitted of the crime this month (AP pic under a CC BY 4.0 license). In 2023, a fatal encounter occurred aboard a New York subway train when Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old White marine veteran, used a chokehold … Continued
Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC
