| Feb 19, 2014 | Peace / SecurityMy 15-year-old son is a hulking 6’6″. He wears a hoodie and listens to hip hop. But I’ve never had to explain to him that his neighbors might find him threatening. I’ve never told him that police officers might assume that if he’s hanging...
| Feb 5, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyDuring this year’s Super Bowl, Coca-Cola debuted a 60-second commercial paying tribute to the diversity of our nation. Coke’s “It’s Beautiful” ad featured expansive scenes of the country and shots of a wide variety of real people. Some of...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe chance to win Seems so remote, When the Man decides Who gets to vote. Political operatives are running websites with smiling photos of Democratic candidates as part of a fundraising campaign. But there’s a catch: They’re asking for money to defeat...
| Dec 11, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyNelson Mandela’s heroic struggle for a free, non-racial, and democratic South Africa inspired freedom-loving people around the world but was especially intertwined with the spirit of our nation’s Civil Rights movement. African Americans felt a special...
| Oct 23, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyOn a recent Sunday, as Dallas and Washington revived their annual NFL football rivalry, they also landed in the middle of an escalating fight over the Washington football team’s name. As part of its “Change the Mascot” campaign, the Oneida Indian...
