Viewpoints

VIEWPOINTS: Are White People Willing To Sacrifice White People To Uphold White Supremacy?

White supremacy doesn’t care if the world burns as long as white people get to smell everyone else’s ashes first.
VIEWPOINTS: Bill Cosby Doesn’t Deserve Your Sadness

Excuse me if I don’t have any remorse for Bill Cosby, the perpetrator of heinous crimes.
Will Diversity, Women, Millennial Vote Impact Key Races, “Down Ballot”?

With nearly six weeks to go in Georgia’s midterm elections, with President Trump’s approval rating, according to Gallup, at 38…
VIEWPOINTS: Campaigning While Black Too Often Involves Police Encounters

Sheila Stubbs was campaigning when police received a call about a suspected drug deal.
Stopping the Tech Diversity Gap Where It Starts: Elementary School

As technology advances, it redefines the skills needed to succeed. To meet this new standard, we must change what and…
VIEWPOINTS: For Black Women at Church, It’s More Than the Aretha Eulogy

DETROIT (AP) — A Black pastor’s controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral laid bare before the world what Black women…
VIEWPOINTS: McCain, Franklin Tributes Show Two Americas and Cultures

Two farewells, both reflecting distinct but uniquely American cultures. In Detroit, celebrities sat alongside anonymous mourners Friday in joyous remembrance…
VIEWPOINTS: Katrina, John McCain And The Cruelty Of Flying A Flag At Half-Staff

Flags at half-staff have always represented the recognition of American tragedies, but Black death has never been perceived as an American…
VIEWPOINTS: Racism Quickly Become an Issue in Florida Governor’s Race

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Racism immediately became an issue in the Florida governor’s race on Wednesday as both nominees made…
VIEWPOINTS: Andrew Gillum Called For An End To Black Voter Apathy, And Got It

He rode a wave of Black voter enthusiasm to win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor.
The Abuse Won’t Stop Until We Change Police Culture

Another day, another week, another month, another viral video of police gone wild. This time it’s Baltimore, a city already…
VIEWPOINTS: Trump World Finally Crumbling?

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – For the first time since his election, the world of President Donald Trump appears to be actually crumbling.…
VIEWPOINTS: With Cohen Plea, GOP Faces Familiar Trump Quandary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after Donald Trump’s former personal attorney implicated the president of the United States in a felony,…
VIEWPOINTS: MTV’s Aretha Flub Shows Diversity In Media Is Actually Worsening

The stunning lack of diversity in media has seemingly never been more apparent than in the past few days.
Analysis: A Year After Charlottesville, Trump Still Fuels Racial Divide

WASHINGTON (AP) — There has been no reset, no moment of national healing. One year after blaming “both sides” for…
Get a Life!

It seems almost every day we’re hearing about yet another incident of Black people being harassed by white people for…