Arkansas Law Enforcement Under National Scrutiny
*Jim Crow elements of evil and poor law enforcement in the United States have moved the country back to the 1950s and …
The Police Are Suspects: America’s Uncomfortable History of Law Enforcement and Lynchings
*America has spent generations discussing lynching as though the rope acted alone. It did not. Behind America’s …
Dolly Parton: The Coat of Many Colors That Covered the World
*There are entertainers, there are legends, and then there are those rare human beings whose lives become part of the …
When the Perpetrator Gets the Microphone Before the Victim
*Sometimes the most revealing part of a news story is not simply what happened. It is whom the media allows to explain …
Anatomy of a Self-Lynching: Dead Black Bodies in Trees: Suicides According to Law Enforcement
AUTHOR’S DISCLAIMER: A THEORY THAT DEMANDS INVESTIGATION *Let me begin with a necessary distinction. I am advancing a …
Mississippi Burning 2.0: Another Lynching in the Rebel State
*Name one murder-style fashion that exclusively targets one group of people in the United States; there are always no …
WHY Are White Males So Violent? – The Quiet National Crisis
*This commentary does not assert that every white man is violent or that white males have the highest per-capita rate in …
When Black Males Die Twice: The Double Standard of Justice in America
1. One Death, Two Standards *Eighteen-year-old Nolan Wells left for a Fourth of July boating trip to Mississippi’s Horn …
Bored in the USA: Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Missed the Moment
*Three months after an attempted assassination shook the nation, President Donald Trump‘s first appearance at the …
A Silent Voice That Spoke Volumes: Remembering Kaylee Hottle (2007–2026)
*The entertainment world has lost far more than a promising young actress. It has lost a symbol of representation, …
Argentina’s Whitened Mirror: What Its World Cup Team Reveals About Race
A Necessary Opening Disclaimer: This is not an attack on Argentina’s soccer players, its supporters, or Lionel Messi. …
Face of the WNBA?
*The WNBA is experiencing something it has long deserved: unprecedented attention. Attendance is rising. Television …
The Great American Sprint: When the Nation Couldn’t Outrun Its Own Stomach
[Disclaimer: Before anyone attempts to politicize this story, let the record show that this is a thoroughly nonpartisan …
Lindsey Graham’s Legacy: The Price of Political Compromise
*The death of Senator Lindsey Graham closes a remarkable chapter in American political history. For more than twenty …
Wigs, Lice, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Good Hygiene: The Surprising Habits of America’s Founding Fathers
*As Americans celebrate Independence Day, we often picture the nation’s Founding Fathers as larger-than-life …
