Understandably, millions of people across the world were elated by the news of Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the death of George Floyd. For almost a year, the world has been painfully anticipating the verdict, hoping for the justice that prevailed on April 20th when Chauvin was found guilty on all…

Last week, Viktor Orbán, the fascist, right-wing Hungarian dictator, delivered a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas that touted off the predictable racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic laundry list of grievances that are his stock and trade. “I can already see tomorrow’s headlines,” Orbán said “‘Far-right…

The saga of Emmett Till has once again returned to the public sphere. Till was a 14-year-old boy from Chicago who was visiting relatives in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, during the summer of 1955. He was kidnapped under cover at night, mercilessly beaten, shot, and thrown into the Tallahatchie River for…

Another week, another young Black man killed by police. On June 28th, 25-year-old Jayland Walker was pulled over by police in Akron, Ohio for supposed traffic and other vehicle violations. He drove off with police in pursuit, eventually fled from his car, then ran on foot. Eight police officers proceeded…

Roe v. Wade — January 22, 1973 to June 24, 2022. What a month it has been. The right-wing dominated Supreme Court voted to weaken Miranda rights, required states to fund private religious schools, protected border patrol agents from excessive force claims, and weakened the requirements for concealed carry laws…

Last week, a political ad from disgraced former Missouri governor and current Republican Senate candidate Eric Greitens was pulled from several social media sites for its alarmingly violent message. The despicable ad depicts individuals in full military regalia employing a battering ram and hurling grenades into a barren residence. Holding…

Last week’s televised hearings addressing the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, were nothing short of riveting and disturbing. The House committee has been gathering information and investigating the attempted act of sedition for more than a year, amassing at minimum 140,000 plus documents and…

Appropriating Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 2022 will likely be a month which will live in infamy. Nearly a week later, the May 24th massacre at Robb Elementary School school in Uvalde, Texas still has many of us reeling. Yes, we’re here again. From Columbine, Colo. (1999) to Virginia Tech (2005)…

Imagine being so crazed with racial hatred that you’re willing to drive four hours to a different city just to murder innocent people that look different than you. Well, the gunman in Buffalo, Payton Gendron, did just that. On May 14th, the 18-year-old drove more than 200 miles from his…