Ferguson is all of us
Some people may suggest that the show of military might by police in Ferguson, Missouri, following the killing of a black teenager by a white …
America’s problem still the color line
In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois shared with the world “the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century.” His groundbreaking …
Voting map must be fair to blacks
It is a disgrace that, half a century after the hard-won Voting Rights Act became law, efforts still persist to make it as difficult as …
Don’t treat domestic abuse lightly
Domestic abuse, especially involving women being beaten by men, is a pervasive feature of our society, especially in sports, with superstars from time to time …
The madness of mass incarceration
A welcome pattern has been developing with regard to sentences against nonviolent drug offenders, with President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder leading …
What we Think: Cleaning up the mess
When Barack Obama considered making a bid for the White House he probably in his wildest imagination never thought that if he was successful his …