Larry Buford: Blaze of Literary Talent Held Cold Lesson
Michigan girl’s poem, “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,” moved thousands, brought fame – but no profit Editor’s note: This …
Filmmaker Nnegest Likké Writes Open Letter to Fellow Black Artists
*Dear Fellow Black Artists, What does “black lives matter” mean to you? Beyond wanting an immediate and final end to the …
The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Bully Cops and the Blue Wall of Silence
*It’s been more than two weeks since that video went viral showing the modern-day lynching of George Floyd in …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Past Time to Demilitarize Police and Sheriff’s Departments
*In June 2016 following the mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub, George Hofstetter, President of the …
Larry Buford: A Perspective on Race in Movie ‘Black or White’
*As I was watching all the protests nationwide and around the globe – over the wrongful and tragic death of Minnesotan …
Here’s How to Stop the Killing of the George Floyds of the World
*On March 22, 1991, a visibly shaken and angered President George H.W. Bush said he was sickened and …
Virgil Roberts: It’s Way Past Time. Our Country Must Change
*The bitter spring of 2020 has unmasked, once again, the twisted face of our country’s systemic racism. In a few brutal …
The Most Important Lesson Black People Overlook: Why Economic Responses Outweigh Protests, Marches and Riots
*Since the beginning of time there have been public disagreements between two or more groups of people that have grown …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Many Hands Created the Frankenstein Monster Derek Chauvin
*There was a loud warning thirty years before Derek Chauvin choked George Floyd to death about how cops like Chauvin are …
OUR ROOTS – George Floyd’s Memory and MLK
*If MLK Jr. were with us today he would have had preferred a peaceful protest. What a difference THEN and NOW can make. …
Cory A. Haywood: Rioting Won’t Solve Racism or Police Brutality … But Right Now, I’m Loving Every Minute of It!
*Last week, I was pulled over by a group of police officers, arrested and hauled to jail. It was a Saturday night, and …
George Floyd Killing Examined by Antonio Moore; Compared to Eric Garner, and Philando Castile / WATCH
*ADOS advocate and attorney, Antonio Moore looks into the George Floyd death during an arrest by Minneapolis police …
The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Death By Association
*I was reading details about the night Louisville police raided Breonna Taylor’s apartment and she ended up dead from …
LisaRaye Has No Business Criticizing The Kardashians – Sisters, You Don’t Either (Leave That Family Alone)
*I get ... these days it seems every woman on Instagram is trying to mimic Kim Kardashian or one of her sisters.
The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Men Who Do the Hokie Pokie
*There are two things I hate: One is to waste my time. The other is to waste my money. I’m decisive about how I spend my …
