VIEWPOINTS: NFL Must “Provide a Better Platform” on Racism and Criminal Justice Reform

“We want to make sure we are understanding what the players are talking about, and that is complex.” – National…
10.24.17
VIEWPOINTS: “I never thought I would miss our 43rd President, George W. Bush”

I never thought I would miss our 43rd President, George W. Bush.  And I’ve never much thought of him as…
10.25.17
VIEWPOINTS: Reclaiming Our Moral Values and Critiquing the So-Called Values Voters Summit

Jeremiah 22:1-3,4-5 “Walking Out on the Covenant of God” 22 1-3 God’s orders: “Go to the royal palace and deliver…
10.20.17
VIEWPOINTS: Activists Weigh In On Past & Present-Day White Supremacy

Actor Jesse Williams, activist Bree Newsome and more valued thinkers on the matter of race weigh in on the white…
10.20.17
VIEWPOINTS: What is a Black Identity Extremist?

While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a lone White wolf is shooting…
10.19.17
VIEWPOINTS: America Being Forced to Face Conflict Between its Founding Principles and its Racist Reality

“Time catches up with kingdoms and crushes them, gets its teeth into doctrines and rends them; time reveals the foundations…
10.19.17
VIEWPOINTS: Fake Math Fuels Trump’s Tax Reform

“Rightful taxation is the price of social order. In other words, it is that portion of the citizen’s property which…
10.13.17
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