Losing Their Grip

Losing Their Grip

| Jul 1, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyRainbows illuminated the White House, the Empire State Building, and other landmarks after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to marry from sea to shining sea. As most Americans basked in this milestone’s afterglow, conservative leaders stomped their feet,...
How to Save the Life of the Next Michael Brown

How to Save the Life of the Next Michael Brown

| Aug 27, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyMichael Brown. Jordan Davis. Sean Bell. Trayvon Martin. The list of African-American boys and men gunned down at the hands of police officers and vigilantes just gets longer and longer. It makes me numb. I don’t want to feel the full weight of grief and turmoil...
As Mississippi Moves on, a New Struggle Arises

As Mississippi Moves on, a New Struggle Arises

| Aug 13, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyFifty years ago, shortly after the Ku Klux Klan abducted and murdered civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman, I was sitting in one of Starkville, Mississippi’s few black-owned cafes when Police Chief Thomas Josey stormed in and...
A Deluded Consensus on Discrimination

A Deluded Consensus on Discrimination

| Jul 9, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyA wide majority of U.S. voters say black Americans who can’t get ahead should blame themselves for their troubles instead of racial discrimination. That’s one of the more startling findings from a recent Pew Research Center effort to bunch voters into...