VIEWPOINTS: How to Put Puerto Rico Back on Its Feet

What obligations do we owe one to another as Americans? What does patriotism and citizenship mean in practice? Hurricane Maria’s…
10.13.17
VIEWPOINTS: How Second Amendment Rights Have Long Had Racist Origins

Gun control laws have long been predicated on the fear of armed Black people.
10.09.17
VIEWPOINTS: Are White shooters called ‘lone wolves,’ by default?

When Stephen Craig Paddock – a White American – was identified as the gunman who rained bullets on multitudes at…
10.05.17
VIEWPOINTS: The Epidemic Of White Male Terrorism And Its Connection To White Privilege

The narrative surrounding Las Vegas terrorist Stephen Paddock as an "average guy" further speaks to an epidemic of mass shootings…
10.05.17
Be Vigilant: Civil Rights in the Crosshairs in the Age of Trump

We all saw how it worked: he called Mexicans rapists, he called for a Muslim registry, he called for a…
10.03.17
VIEWPOINTS: The Forgotten Issue – Police Violence Against Black Men (and Women)

Let’s take a moment to acknowledge a few of the unarmed men and women of color killed by police courtesy…
10.04.17
VIEWPOINTS: Black Women and Democrats: The Thrill is Gone

The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Forum is always an exciting combination of a policy wonk reunion, a series of…
09.29.17
VIEWPOINTS: Scores Of Africans & Caribbeans To Be Hurt By End Of Obama Immigration Program, NAACP Lawsuit

The NAACP contends that the Trump administration unlawfully defaulted on America’s commitment to protect young, undocumented immigrants of color living…
09.27.17
VIEWPOINTS: Kenneka Jenkins’ Story Echoes Those Of Other Missing Black Youth

Chicago teen Kenneka Jenkins' story shines a light on the painful history surrounding the disappearances and deaths of Black youth…
09.20.17
VIEWPOINTS: The White House Should Postpone Its HBCU Conference

Last month, after speaking with the White House about a few calls, we had received I was asked to get…
09.15.17
VIEWPOINTS: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Our 45th President swept into office with a foundation of racist claims.  First, the very basis of his political participation was…
09.14.17
VIEWPOINTS: Public Policy After Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey did everything people said it would do, and more.  It either drowned or swallowed everything it touched in…
09.08.17
VIEWPOINTS: Statues, Monuments, and Memorials

Many people are highly insulted by confederate statues and monuments, and they want them taken down and/or destroyed.  Since the…
09.05.17
Despite unequal treatment, black women will rise

Many women’s organizations commemorate Equal Pay Day, which this year was April 5.  It meant that women, in general, would…
08.03.17
VIEWPOINTS: Mental Health and Reality TV: How society has lost our moral compass

Little did I believe at the time that while attending a clinical psychology class in college almost three decades ago…
07.25.17
VIEWPOINTS: Environmental Racism Exists

Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color. The lead poisoning of children in Flint…
07.21.17