Carl Jackson, Over 20 years ago I was a criminal. I used to listen to NWA’s rap song “F**k The Police.” But a few weeks ago, I spoke at a “Back the Blue” rally where I … Read more
DALTON NUNAMAKER – GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Georgetown law professor decries ‘Morehouse Man’ mentality Morehouse College, the only all-male historically black college or university in the United States, promotes a “Morehouse Man” ideology based on ideals such … Read more
“If You Steal You May Get Shot” A police officer in the Washington state capital of Olympia shot and wounded two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket on Thursday, … Read more
As they applaud the achievement after decades of fighting racial brutality, supporters are focused on the future: ‘This is just the beginning’ For the black men who lived through torture orchestrated by Chicago police commander … Read more
Larry Elder, After the mysterious death of suspect Freddie Gray, the Maryland state’s attorney for Baltimore charged all six Baltimore police officers involved with his arrest and transport. The crimes ranging from “second-degree depraved-heart murder” … Read more
D.W. Wilber, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently made some comments about the criminal justice system in America and the large percentage of African Americans serving time behind bars. Clinton also briefly alluded to … Read more
The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew she had imposed on the city last week after a night of looting and arson that followed the death of a … Read more
Crowds clashed with police during May Day marches in several U.S. West Coast cities late on Friday, as officers responded with stun grenades and pepper spray, police and media said. Anti-capitalist protesters hurled wrenches and … Read more
Baltimore’s chief prosecutor charged one police officer with murder on Friday and five others with lesser crimes in the death of a young black man who suffered a critical neck injury in the back of … Read more