Community cooperation, not military equipment, is the best form of policing
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN President Donald Trump’s decision to resume providing surplus military equipment to the police is a direct response to the activism of the …
White racist violence puts Trump at crossroads of his presidency
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Donald Trump was not elected to the White House because of support from racist Americans known as “white supremacists.” Such groups, emboldened …
Ideological rectitude is anathema to American democracy
Three Republicans, John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, all voted against the “skinny repeal” of the ACA. PHOTO …
Those who rule the world have created a Hell on Earth for ordinary human beings
By Mohamed Hamaludin The world celebrated the landing of Neil Armstrong on the moon on July 20, 1969, a milestone for the human race, but …
Hollywood’s white supremacist street signs a grievous affront to Black America
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN That’s what it will take for Hollywood City Commissioners to initiate a process that would correct a historic wrong: the stealth naming …
Honor Portland’s Good Samaritans by also facing down bigotry
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN The killing of two Good Samaritans and wounding of a third for defending two young women being verbally abused by a racist …
World’s leading expert on Ebonics given top honor
John R. Rickford with renowned activist Angela Davis. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN R. RICKFORD By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN A world-renowned Stanford linguistics professor whose academic defense …
Pro athletes can transform the economic face of Black America
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Superstar basketball player LeBron James will finance a public school in his native Akron, Ohio, that will be ready in fall 2018. …
Officer who refused to shoot black man merits praise, not dismissal
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Reports of police officers killing young black men point to a seemingly never-ending American tragedy. The situation became so serious that The …
It’s not folly to be wise where ignorance is bliss
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Two points of interest came out of the National Rifle Association’s annual general meeting …