On Racism: Baldwin Would return to Paris or move to Ghana
Re "What would Baldwin do?" with race matters, Prof. Gloria Browne-Marshall after offering a cogent history of racism asks that the people of the U.S. choose humanity over…
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After Heart Attack at work, King’s County hospital stops elder employee’s pay check
An elderly King's County Medical Center employee says all he wants to do is to get the checks and back pay the hospital owes him so he can…
50 Years: Negroland Author, Jefferson, Celebrates Oracle Book Club
Margo Jefferson The Oracle Set Book Club celebrated its 50th anniversary and featured Pulitzer Prize winner cultural critic, Margaret (“Margo”) Jefferson, author of award winning “Negroland." The Oracle…
NYC: Major Protest Against Police Abuses at City Hall
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton Hundreds of New Yorkers from across NYC to Descend on City Hall to Demand Police Reforms at Rally. Families and New Yorkers impacted by…
Why Was Victim Akai Gurley’s Life So Cheapened?
Peter Liang I am deeply saddened and angered by the judge's decision to lessen Officer Peter Liang's charge and sentencing, and thus his accountability in the death of…
NBA & NCAA: Coming Full Circle
Oftentimes when one event seems to complete a previous occurrence, we refer to it as coming full circle. Over recent weeks, my spectator role has put me directly…
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…
UGANDA ELECTION FEVER IS OVER: IS IT BUSINESS AS USUAL AND IS FDC TURNING TO GOD?
Photo of opposition FDC leaders published in the Daily Monitor. They are seen kneeling down and praying to God to intervene in Uganda politics. “Let those who are…
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…