The Case Of The Lying Florida Cops Who Killed A Black Man
Gold Cross Award winners: Sgt. Richard LaCerra shown with alleged killer cop Peter Peraza, next to Sheriff Scott Israel. Source: Sun Sentinel Did Florida police officers tamper with…
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Goal: Let’s Reduce Prison Population By Half In 10 Years
Van Jones Major Bipartisan Bill To Fix Criminal Justice System President Barack Obama today called for sweeping reforms to America’s criminal justice system. The president’s announcement accelerates the…
Dear White People: We Are All Atticus Finch
Gregory Peck plays Atticus Finch Have you heard the news? Atticus Finch is a racist. Guess what? So are you. So am I. I know, it's hard to…
UP From Incarceration: The Self Re-Education Of Ndume Olatushani
Redlined for Failure and the Prison Pipeline Ndume Olatushani is an artist, organizer, and a passionate advocate for justice who works with the Children’s Defense Fund’s Nashville organizing…
THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG AND MY MASSACHUSETTS NEIGHBORS
Dylann Roof--nurtured by legacy of hateful white supremacy Some neighbors in our predominantly white western rural Massachusetts town of Williamsburg have hoisted the Confederate battle flag up their…
President Obama’s call for timely, credible, and peaceful elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016
Eric Kamba with former Zambian President Rupiah Banda. Will Congo have free and fair elections next year? On March 31st, 2015, President Barack Obama called President Joseph Kabila…
Profiles in Courage (South Carolina edition)
During Wednesday’s highly controversial, contentious, and emotional debate in the South Carolina House of Representatives about whether to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state…
Minions & the 2016 GOP presidential candidates (more alike than you think)
The word minion is a noun – and is defined as “a subordinate”, or “petty official.” Some folks in these parts might consider me a minion to/for President…
Flesh And Blood: The Individual Stories Of The Nine Charleston Massacre Victims
To think they even have to "debate" whether this should be removed or not... The lives of six women and three men were cut short under a hail…
House Okays Axing Funds Connected To Confederate Flag
Rep. Jeffries Last night, the House of Representatives unanimously passed on a voice vote an amendment sponsored by U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) that will prohibit the allocation…