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“CBCF Perspectives” OPINION: Remove the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina Statehouse

As a South Carolina native, this week’s shooting at Emanuel AME Church affected me profoundly and personally.

Dear Sister Rachel Dolezal

After watching your interview recently on the Today Show; I wanted to reach out to you in sisterly love; not sisterly love because you identify as “black”, but sisterly love; woman to woman; as an African woman.

Who Will Save our Boys? Public Policy or Personal Ownership?

I recently had the amazing opportunity to attend my first Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit in Atlanta, GA, a three-day business event tailored to both established business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

“CBCF Perspectives” OPINION: CBCF Remembers the 61st Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

In May, the CBCF takes a moment to acknowledge the historic Brown v. Board ruling that ended the legal foundation for discrimination on May 17, 1954.

“CBCF Perspectives” OPINION: The Issue is Police Brutality, Not Rioting

The African-American body is undervalued and unappreciated in America. Even more so, the life of the African-American man, as precious as it is, is in constant danger of being eradicated. As I organized my thoughts to write this piece, I had to ask myself: Why exactly are you mad?

“CBCF Perspectives” OPINION: Law Enforcement and Communities of Color: Why Loretta Lynch Needs to be Confirmed

Every 28 hours a black man, woman, or child is killed by police or vigilante law enforcement. News accounts about this startling statistic have forced a national dialogue on the ongoing tension between law enforcement and communities of color.

A Reflection on Ferguson’s Shame

I've reviewed the detailed report by the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that was released on March 4, 2015.

“CBCF Perspectives” OPINION: Our Children Do Not Deserve to be the Fodder of the Criminal Justice System

When we talk about our children, we should be invigorated and hopeful knowing that they are in good care under institutions such as the Education and Criminal Justice systems than burdened with terror, fear, despair and hopelessness.

“CBCF Perspectives” The Millennial Generation: Tolerant or Pessimistic

A few weeks ago, a video surfaced showing University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity members chanting racial slurs on a bus.

Top Ten Black Inventors (You Didn’t Know About)

From ancient Kemet to the contemporary United States, people of the African Diaspora have been responsible for some of the world’s most innovative and useful creations.