Justice Denied, Empathy Witheld
November 24th, 2014 – Grand Jury declines to indict officer in shooting of Mike Brown December 3, 2014 – Grand Jury declines to indict...
Fear Should Not Be the Lead in Talking About This Case
I woke up to a number of news stories in my social media newsfeed on Thursday morning. Among them, the death of Chris Cornell and the...
Shelby Should Take Responsibility for Her Actions
Comply or die policing is not advantageous to maintaining a free and equitable society. The methods used to train police officers in threat
Ego Trippin': Join Us and Young Chicago Authors for National Poetry Month
Chicago - On Saturday night, I went to an event at Volumes Bookcafe to kick off the release of Kevin Coval's new book, "A People's...
Waiting for the Next First Lady
Editor's Note: This meme moved me to action. I have been writing this piece since before the election. I had been seeing people on my...
Strong Right Wing Lineup; Some Americans Longing for Free Agency
I'm a bit of an anomaly in that I'm a black man in America that still loves baseball. There aren't too many of us anymore that enjoy,...
When Racially Charged Instigation Turns Violent: an Examination of Push Back
A naturalized citizen once confided in me that one of the biggest problems they saw with America is that it doesn't operate proactively,
The Unlikely Feminist: How a Father's Love was Heard Across the Country
Sandy Illian Bosch, far right, stands with friends at the Women's March in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday. My grandpa was a good man who...
The Monster in the Mirror: Bigotry in Action
Editor's Note: Video contains content that could be extremely disturbing to the viewer. "We may have different religions, different...
Questioning Who I Think I Am
Each year since 2014, I have chosen one word to be my theme for the year. In 2016, I also had themes for each moon cycle. The last moon...
