In America: Evictions, Homelessness, and Poverty
“I was in Newark and Harlem just this week. And I walked into the homes of welfare mothers. I saw them in conditions—no, not with wall-to-wall carpet, but…
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Racial Violence in America Today: What Would James Baldwin Do?
Presented at the University of Franche-Comte’, Besancon, France, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18, 2016, on the occasion of the U.S. celebration of Dr. King's birthday.…
Supporting Bernie: Why Sanders Movement Must go beyond Elections
After the big Brooklyn brawl Thursday between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and knowing what the polls are saying about the Bernie movement’s uphill climb to win in…
How Much Do “Black Lives Matter” To Clinton? Rwanda Genocide Offers Answer
During the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, President Bill Clinton and members of his administration pushed for the reduction of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda from over…
Sanders: Verizon CEO’s Contempt is Badge of Honor
Yesterday the CEO of Verizon said that I was "contemptible." He doesn't like that yesterday I walked the picket line with striking Verizon workers, or that I think…
Powerful Endorsements as Sanders Surge Continues
Less than a week away from the much-anticipated New York primary, Bernie Sanders has scored two more major endorsements that could greatly help him in the upcoming race.…
Toni Morrison : Tell Bill Clinton He Never Was “Black President”
Reader says Toni Morrison should withdraw the Clinton "Black" honorific It is very helpful that Mr. Colin Benjamin forces us to rethink the legacy of the Clintons in…
Bill Clinton “Hopped Up On Whack” — Ricky Ray Rector Part 2
Bill Clinton challenged by Black Lives Matter Last Friday, former President Bill Clinton said he regretted becoming involved in an acerbic exchange with Black Lives Matter protesters in…
Beyond Transparency — Accountability From Federal Government
Lee H. Hamilton Over more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question a lot of federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t after…
U.S. African Immigrants Population Surges 137% to 1.8 Million in past Decade — PEW
African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970, according to a new…