Since the death of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on August 19, another African American man, Kajieme Powell, was killed by Ferguson police only days later.
Read MoreConsidering Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender and State Violence
The unfortunate death of Mike Brown has resurfaced a growing frustration with the mistreatment of people of color, especially African Americans, by law enforcement.
Read MoreSpeaking Truth to Power in a Time of Tragedy
As a junior in college, I changed my major from business to journalism because of my love of writing. That love of writing became a professional passion because of the transcendent words of a powerful black woman who many scholars credit with creating the field of investigative journalism.
Read MoreMichael Brown: Addressing the Root of Historical Parallels and Patterns
Fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the monumental legislation intended to outlaw discrimination and segregation based on race, America has yet to live up to its promises.
Read MoreHow Many More Michael Browns Have to Die?
Parts of St. Louis looks like it’s a bombed out war zone. And in reality, it is a war zone … St. Louis is a war zone. The combatants are typically young black men, many just above the age of puberty. They’re at war with each other and by in large, the community is at war with the police.
Read MoreCBCF Statement on the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today released the following statement on the shooting death of 18-year old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.
Read MorePaul Ryan and the Language of the Disaffected
So, for some reason, Representative Paul Ryan has spurred a lively national debate about race, racism and poverty. Some people have labeled his comments as racist; some people have labeled him as an unfortunate truth-teller.
Read MoreCan We Finally Kill the N-word?
On June 9, 2007, a grand funeral was held, but the entity in the casket (I’m sad to say) is alive and well. Buried on that day was the “N-word.”
Read MoreProfile of the Racially Profiled
In the past couple of weeks there has been much news about racial profiling resulting in the unjust accosting and humiliation of movie star Rob Brown seeking to buy a Movado watch for his mother at Macy’s New York, and a black teen being detained under the assumption that he could not afford a high end belt from Barney’s.
Read MoreIt’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.
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