Alton Sterling, Black father of five, killed for selling CDs
Alton Sterling, 37, joins the seemingly endless list of Black people slain by cops and mourned by their neighbors, families and friends.
Straight outta everywhere: Learning to listen in the "racial conversation"
The white dominant culture is more interested in critiquing the rap music rather than critiquing the conditions to which the music bears witness.
It’s time to exonerate the Groveland Four
Despite Groveland becoming a beacon of light for black residents, local law enforcement had become known for their brutality toward the black community.
Love, hate, and Islamophobia
"After last Friday's senseless tragedy in Paris, the rejection of my loved ones reached a fever pitch."
How “zero tolerance” tolerates inequality
Despite zero evidence that zero tolerance policies improve school safety and discipline, they remain firmly in place today.
The left’s challenge: facing institutional and individual racism
Perhaps hammering out a common agenda violates the concept of Black Lives Matter, but we can still work something out along with other Democratic and progressive candidates.
By any other name, discrimination is discrimination
Isn't it about time for us to stop claiming God when it suits our purpose or offends our sensibilities?
Time to unite against racist terror
"In the spring of '69, Daily World editors asked me to travel down to Charleston, S.C. to cover a strike by Hospital workers, Local 1199."
An American Indian should replace Jackson on the $20 bill
It would be fitting justice that Jackson should be replaced with a representative of the people he tried to exterminate.
Bratton episode underlines need for diverse New York police force
"This is a teachable moment that affirms that broken windows policing destroys lives and opportunities."
