Ms. Sandra Bland, before her passing, was a victim of police misconduct and harassment.
The KKK Belongs in a Museum
Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan have no place in a nation where the majority wants to heal racial wounds.
America’s Political Evolution and Why Presidential Candidates Should Expect Interruptions
No candidate is safe from interruption, suggests an activist who’s determined to make police and criminal justice reform the anchor of the 2016 presidential race.
What Americans Should Learn From Clinton’s Failed Crime Bill
Be mindful of demands to politicians and always seek scholars when venturing into major policy changes.
Celebrating Ida B. Wells and Why You Should, Too
Ida B. Wells was among the first to promote #BlackLivesMatter, though the hashtag didn’t exist when she was alive.
Why You Should Jump to Conclusions in the Case of Sandra Bland
Since the arrest of Sandra Bland began with brutality and follows a distributing trend, police don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt.
Obama’s Speech on Criminal Justice Reform and Why an Elected Prosecutors’ Race Doesn’t Matter
President Obama’s criminal justice reform initiatives are evidence based, and so is the fact that roles trump race in the courtroom.
Why I Can’t Celebrate the #PlutoFlyBy
Spending more dollars on exploring solar-systems than school systems is cause for critique, not celebration.
Mice and Rodents at Philadelphia Schools and What to do With Bureaucrats
Philly school children should move into district headquarters, and bureaucrats should re-locate to rodent infested schools. — She ran into my classroom with a pale face, as if the life had been frightened right of her body. The art teacher who worked at a summer camp with me at a now closed South Philadelphia elementary…
Donald Trump’s Two Worlds and How They’re Moving in Opposite Directions
A third world, punditry, may need to be created to support Donald Trump’s isolation from industry and acceptance by political idealist.
What Black Men’s Response to Bill Cosby Taught Me About Patriarchy, Hero Worship and Rape Culture
In taking about Bill Cosby with black men, rape culture was validated, and my role to mitigate it was made clear.
Til Death Did They Part: A Story of Brotherly Love and a Drummer’s Grief
A Philadelphia drummer remembers, in music and thought, his famous friend whose voice is missed.
Donald Trump: Patriot or Bigot?
Despite a successful “Dump Trump” effort, the polarizing presidential candidate is rising in the polls.
Why Black Churches Aren’t As Forgiving As They’re Being Portrayed
Forgiveness, to the majority of Black churches, is a word as highly regarded as abstinence.
Why Cities Should Do What Houston Did for a Wrongfully Convicted Man
The model that employs a man freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder should be adopted nationwide.
How White People Should Spend the First 4th of July in the #BlackLivesMatter Era
White Americans should declare independence from their perceived birthrights and join the struggle to lift up the truth that #BlackLivesMatter.