Politics, Race, Crime, National, Election, Chicago, Law, Justice
Hip-hop turned 50 this year – ‘never thought hip hop would make it this far.’ Hip-hop’s 50th was probably the highlight of 2023, everything else seemed a low light reminding us how fragile our democracy is. Last year, the demise of Roe v. Wade, sent Read More …
Tax breaks and tax enforcement are not agnostic when it comes to race, according to a pair of recent studies. White taxpayers disproportionately benefit from five studied tax breaks versus Black Americans, in many cases when adjusting for income, according to a Treasury study from the Read More …
Juneteenth is a somber reminder that the institutions and systems that kept free Black citizens enslaved more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation – allowing Texas plantation owners to delay freedom so freed slaves could bring in the harvest – still exist today. In Read More …
In light of the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, many are questioning their prejudice, bias, and role in perpetuating systemic racism. It is not enough to not be a racist, you must strive to be Read More …
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. “What history teaches is that men have never learned anything from it.” — Hegel Movies and television programs in the 1960s had us thinking that by the year Read More …
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” – US Declaration of Independence Unfortunately, America does not seem Read More …
During the protests, people are talking about systemic racism, over-policing, school-to-prison pipeline, police brutality and defunding the police. You need to understand where this is coming from. This is but a primer to understand a small portion of the issues leading to cries for defunding Read More …
“Burn this B*tch Down,” Louis Head shouted in anger after learning of St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert (Bob) McCulloch’s announcement that the Ferguson grand jury returned a no true bill against Officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The protests began and so Read More …
I wanted to be silent because anger and rage is high. I am fed up and tired of being sick and tired of America’s racism, prejudice, faux political correctness, liberal whites who only give lip service to the black community but want our votes and Read More …
March is Women’s History Month. I am always conflicted about it. It follows Black History Month and there’s a natural angst because I rarely see feminists highlight the contributions of women of color. Every election cycle there is an interesting spectacle of candidates who claim Read More …
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he is not running for re-election. One response has been that he is the culprit for all these schools closing. I am a Chicagoan and spent half of my education in Chicago Public Schools. I am intimately aware of Read More …
2019 Update: In his address to the United Nations, Trump pushed nationalist rhetoric. The world has gone mad as we collectively decide that nationalism is more important than humanity. In the age of the greatest technological advancements in our history, mankind has decided to revert Read More …