Now a champion for transparency, Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Mr. Charles Ramsey didn’t appear to hold that value months ago.
Shaming Philly’s City Council for Their Indifference to #BlackLivesMatter
Philly’s City Council cares a great deal about a variety of issues, but fatal police shootings don’t appear to be one of them.
The Overshadowed Philadelphia Hero Whose Vision Resulted in a New Park
For those who pay attention to history, it wouldn’t surprise you that another black man was almost written out of it.
In an Eerie Prison, a Promise Made to Haunt Bureaucrats
The Philadelphia Police Commissioner was giving a talk inside Eastern State Penitentiary when he was interrupted by protesters who pledged to haunt him. — There was a level of excitement and awe among many who walked through a long hall of a now closed prison whose interior rivals its exterior in gothic-chic. Visitors to the…
The Indisputable Impact of #BlackLivesMatter
The #BlackLivesMatter movement has impacted our news, politics, and society; whether for good or bad is a matter of opinion.
How a Superstar’s Suicide Birthed a Movement to Save Lives
The tragic death of Mr. Anthony Riley was the catalyst for a worldwide collaboration to promote suicide prevention and mental health care. — As the late June day turned into early night, a group of young black women stood at the entrance way of a lavish Center City Philadelphia park and unpacked several boxes. In…
Presidential Candidates on Virginia Shooting and What To Do Next
Training more people nationwide to recognize the signs of mental illness is important and could prevent future tragedies.
Two Anniversaries That Underscore the Disposability of Black Lives in America
Black lives remain largely disposable sixty years after Emmit Till’s death and a decade since the government’s lackadaisical response to Hurricane Katrina. — America today, as it does every year on August 28th, has no shortage of black history anniversaries to celebrate. It’s been sixty years since the brutal death of Mr. Emmit Till, a…
The Question Rarely Asked About the Fatal Bridgeton Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in New Jersey ended with the passenger, Mr. Jerame Reid, dead and the driver, Mr. Leroy Tutt, missing, with little inquiry as to his whereabouts.
When New Movements Don’t Have Leaders
Decentralization within an organization’s infancy has been noted by a historian as age appropriate.
Disruptiveness of Movements and Efforts to Suppress It
Social movements are—and have always been—disruptive, but there remain efforts to suppress and sanitize them.
Why Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Excites Me, a Black Man, More than Obama’s ’08 Run
The Vermont Senator’s substance and pragmatism, along with his denouncement of oligarchies, has me more excited about his campaign than I was when Mr. Barack Obama ran in 2008.
The Hollowed Words of a Bureaucrat and How Activists Harnessed Them
A newly uttered statement from the Police Commissioner of Philadelphia was used against him in a protest staged outside a television station.
Why Bernie Sanders is Correct in His Critique of Media
Corporate media, as Mr. Bernie Sanders implies, is rooted in commercialism not civics, and he’s right.
The Lazy Philadelphia Negro and His Six Figure Heist
The Philadelphia City Commissioner who manages to acquire more than $100,000 of taxpayers’ dollars a year despite not working is enabled by a diminished communal efficacy among Blacks.
Stevie Wonder and His Magical Philly Moments
Stevie Wonder surprised Philadelphians with a pop-up performance. The city has hosted Mr. Wonder in the past, including on his sixteenth birthday.