Equal Ground suing election officials to battle threats to voting rights
The struggle of systemic racism in 2022 has intensified, and many Americans refuse to discuss the threat to voting rights, civil rights, and human rights. …
Posts in category Opinion
The social crisis, Black folks and the economy
It appears that we continue to live in Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” He wrote these words: “It was the best of times, …
Neighborly love
Miami, Fla. – Members of Miami’s most historic mosque celebrated the spirit of Ibrahim, or Abraham, with a communal food giveaway Saturday that happened to …
Patrice Lumumba’s tooth and the enduring brutal legacy of colonialism
They finally sent Patrice Émery Lumumba back home to his family in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after 61 years. Well, they sent at …
To end mass shootings America needs an early warning system
According to the FBI, mass shooting incidents are on the rise. Look at any chart on the number of mass shootings in the U.S. year …
Overturning Roe v. Wade weakens our union
The statement of purpose in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution says, “in order to create a more perfect Union.” While I often focus on …
The minority keep winning, the majority keep losing
Everywhere you look in America, it looks like the Republicans, the minority party in the country, are winning. The majority of Republicans are opposing everything …
Blueprint for a fascist America, from the ‘national conservatives’
“National Conservatives” from the Edmund Burke Foundation published on June 15 a “Statement of Principles” which proclaims: ”We are citizens of Western nations who have …
American Truth & Reconciliation is a must, now
It has been said, you can lie to others but not to yourself. This seems to me, to be a lie. We Americans have been …
Gun makers exploit vulnerable youths to market their deadly wares
Only two of 30 mass shootings recorded between 1949 to 2017 were committed by killers younger than 21 -in Columbine, Colo., in 1999 and Sandy …