| Feb 6, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMany prominent conservative politicians are making outrageous statements targeted at minority citizens this campaign season. They’re saying spurious things, like implying that African Americans prefer food stamps over paychecks, or that black people use...
| Jan 9, 2012 | Economy / BusinessI’m not apt to make impossible New Year’s resolutions. Gumbo and red beans and rice will be safely on my plate for another year. But at the beginning of every New Year, I do like to pause to affirm my highest intentions. The year just ended was one of the...
| Dec 19, 2011 | Economy / BusinessThe Census Bureau recently delivered some disturbing news about how the Great Recession and its aftermath are affecting the most vulnerable among us — America’s school children. More than 20 percent of the nation’s counties saw significant increases...
| Oct 3, 2011 | Rights / DemocracySeptember 21, 2011 was a sad day for American justice. On that date at 11:08 pm, the state of Georgia administered a lethal injection into the body of 42-year-old Troy Davis and put him to death. With his dying breath, Troy Davis maintained his innocence in the 1989...
| Jun 20, 2011 | Economy / BusinessHome ownership as we know it could be a thing of the past if a proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule (QRM) takes effect. The proposed rule would be especially damaging to the homeowner aspirations of minority and working class citizens, as I recently explained...
