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Poverty: The Silent Community Killer

Following a wave of violent crime in South Florida, State Rep. Shevrin Jones and Florida Senator Oscar Braynon II hosted a Choose Peace/Stop Violence community town hall meeting.

I’m 43 Years Old and I Still Suffer from “Father Issues”

"She has daddy issues" is how we tend to describe women who are either sexually loose or emotionally dysfunctional when it comes to intimacy and relationships.

It’s Hoodie Weather. Be Careful.

I must admit. I have not lost the momentum that I gained from my attendance at last month’s 43rd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The sessions, the information, the people—all inspired me to go back to my community and be that catalyst for needed change.

The Republic Holds: Why Hostage Negotiations Don’t Work in America

Over the past two months, we have watched a drama play out in the nation’s Capital that left our government shuttered and close to defaulting on its debt obligations.

The Error with the “Stop & Frisk” Era

In New York City between 2004 and 2012, 4 million New Yorkers were stopped by the NYPD; 84 percent of those stopped were of black and Latino origin.

America’s Default: The Culture of No Consequences

The definition of culture, like America, has a storied and contested history. Not only do cultures change over time, (due to the influence of social, cultural, political, economic and intellectual shifts) but the very notion of culture itself is constantly changing as a consequence of, among other factors, over determined human interactions.

The Role of the Black Church in Creating Change

Historically the black church has been a place for creating individual, systemic, and political change within the black community.

50 Shades of Politics: Vote your Conscious or Your Color?

For the last 12 years, New York City or “Gotham City” as I love to call it, has been colored by streaks of yellow, red and white. That would be cowardice yellow, an unrighteous red, cloaked in a very pale white.

Why We Have to Let Our Babies Teach—A Lesson I Learned From Mr. Johns

In reference to my recent attendance of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 43rd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), I have returned to my community ready and eager to do the work I am purposely charged to do.

Crime and Punishment in America

This past Thursday through Saturday, I was fortunate enough to attend my first Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference in its 43rd iteration.