A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), released the following statement in response to the Baltimore riots.
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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.
Read More“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.
Read MoreMixed With a Bowl of Emotions: The Ferguson Indictment Announcement
Once I heard the grand jury came to a decision on whether or not they would indict Officer Wilson for the shooting death of Mike Brown, I had no desire to watch the announcement because I have seen this scenario play out before and had no expectation that it would be anything different this time around.
Read MoreThe Truth about Sympathy, Empathy & Race in America: A Black Man’s Perspective
I am an optimist by nature, the blessed second son of a father who was humbly raised in a small African Canadian town near the border of Detroit, Michigan.
Read MoreHands Up, Don’t Shoot…The St. Louis Rams
Prior to Sunday’s (Nov. 30) St. Louis Rams game against the Oakland Raiders, I had a Facebook status in my head all ready to go basically saying that if the Rams move to L.A., which is widely speculated, that I would disown them the same way I did the Arizona Cardinals. My saying was going to be “I’m loyal to St. Louis, not the Rams.”
Read MoreA Michael Brown Decision and Ferguson Burns: A Faith Leader’s Reflection
Bold words and a pained sentiment from a faith leader in southern California who lost her only son to violence and who’s worked for decades as a leader in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches network to stem violence in Los Angeles.
Read MoreCBCF Releases Statement on Grand Jury Decision in the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today released the following statement on the grand jury decision on the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson Police officer, Darren Wilson.
Read MorePayton, a Rightful Life Borne of a Wrongful Act
During my first year of law school, my Torts professor and I had a tense exchange over the concept of ‘wrongful life.’
Read MoreTalking With Your Children About Ferguson and Mike Brown
While the world has watched the events in Ferguson unfold, one of the questions many parents are struggling with is, “How do I talk with my children about what happened in Ferguson?”
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