Category: OPINION

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdney – The natural or practical laws that shaped the behavior and conduct of “the old folks” are often tossed to the side in our modern world.  Rather than depending upon the common-sense reliability of the tried and true, we defer to some modern perspective.  After reflecting on upon several […]

It is incontestable and deplorable that Black and Brown people have committed crimes, but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the White society, imperialism and racism. The two are intimately connected, with each reinforcing the other. “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they […]

E. R. Shipp The battle has not been won yet, though it sure felt like a Super Bowl victory to people young and old who high-fived, pumped fists, honked horns and literally danced in the streets when State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby uttered these words Friday: “we have probable cause to file criminal charges.” The medical […]

Marian Lee Lewis It’s been proven that Driving While Black can get African Americans disproportionately stopped, searched, violated, maybe even killed, for no reason.  But it is more appropriate to say that Living While Black, particularly for African American men is dangerous in America.  When blacks are portrayed as a criminal race, it’s easy for […]

It takes a village! Accolades to all who kept the emails, phone calls and press conferences going to remove the dead-lock on Loretta Lynch’s confirmation. History was made in a 56 to 43 vote, April 23, 2015. Loretta Lynch, an extremely capable attorney, was confirmed as United States Attorney General. She is the third woman […]

Julianne Malveaux You know their names – Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice – because these African American men were unarmed and killed by “law enforcement” officers. Their names have been part of a litany invoked when police shootings are discussed. Their deaths have been part of the impetus for the Black Lives Matter movement, […]

Jonathan Newton So just to be clear on this, the riots didn’t start yesterday. Some media sources and observers would suggest that the riots in Baltimore started on 4/27/2015 around noon.  However taking a more critical look it’s clear the riot in Baltimore had its genesis much earlier than yesterday.  To understand this you must […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams For the purpose of clarity, I sometimes begin a discussion with a definition because some will instinctively revise a definition based upon their personal opinion or a specific context.  The word for this discussion is: TERRORISM!  I chose this word because I’d rather analyze the epidemic of indecent police behaviors rationally […]

James Clingman Remember the Jena Six?  Some 15,000 to 20,000 protesters went to Jena, La., in 2006 to demonstrate against injustice.  After all the speeches, threats, marches and church rallies, the people went home and nothing really changed.  The prosecutors did their thing and the system rolled right over Mychal Bell and the other five defendants. […]

Congressman Elijah Cummings April is National Minority Health Month, a time each year when Americans of Color are encouraged to give special consideration to preserving our families’ health — and the health of our nation. As a call to action, we are reminded of former Surgeon General David Satcher’s finding that more than 886,000 premature […]

Julianne Malveaux When a colleague dropped the line, “You can’t hashtag your way to freedom,” I loved it! I laughed out loud, and promised that I’d not borrow the line, but steal it because I was so enamored of it. I’ve used it quite a few times since then, and gotten my share of grins […]