Why Black Lives Matter To Me
“There are deathbed conversions. I was there for one. The day before he died in 2003, I asked my grandfather...
“There are deathbed conversions. I was there for one. The day before he died in 2003, I asked my grandfather...
“Writing used to be easy for me. Now, nothing seems easy. Leaning in, I just stare at the screen. Occasionally,...
“With our daily news running to atrocity after tragedy, Americans are frightened and angry. Some are resonating with hate talk...
“On July 15, 1985, South Africans in the Port Elizabeth Township began a boycott of white-owned businesses to undermine the...
“If asked to identify the world’s superpowers today, most people would name the United States, Russia, and China. Although many...
“It has been a rough few weeks, to say the least. Philando Castile, killed by police during a traffic stop,...
“Recently, President Obama held a town hall meeting to address the growing tension between minority communities and police forces after...
“As had been widely expected, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea...
“Donald Trump is for war and against war, for gun control and against gun control, pro-life and pro-choice, for politicians...
“There’s Mars, the god of war, perched in a parking garage in Dallas, annihilating the enemy with utter impunity. Mars,...
“At the present time, an increase in U.S. military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States,...
“The inside of Obama’s head must be a fascinating place. Our first black President, clearly one of the most self-aware...
““The danger is, as ever with these things, unintended consequences.” So wrote Prime Minister Tony Blair to President George W....
“The tragic night of July 7, 2016 was the most visible manifestation of U.S. wars reaching our own soil. To...
“Is America tired of its violence yet? While the media reports on the onslaught of shootings, militarism, police violence, and...