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…

Those of us who work in academia understand that academic freedom represents the cornerstone of successful colleges and universities. It epitomizes the right of freedom to teach, discuss, engage in research and freely publish your findings. Moreover, as many fellow academics have made clear that it also means the ability…

Over the past few weeks, millions of college students began their college careers as freshmen or returned to campus as upperclassmen in pursuit of their bachelor’s degrees. For some, it will be the first time that they have ever been away from home as they enter a new chapter of…

My oh my! What gut wrenching level of drama has gripped the House of Representatives! To quote democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, “The republican party is currently in a civil war.” On September 11th (already a dramatic and reflective day in American history), Speaker Kevin McCarthy slid over to a…

Malcolm X said it best in a 1962 speech “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is a black woman…” More than 60 years later, these words espoused by the late…

It appears that some Republican donors are concerned that presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is a 57-year-old bachelor — and whatever implications that may entail. An August 31 Axios article reported that a number of top party donors are anxious that the Black conservative senator has never been married…

Over the past few days, as segments of the nation remembered the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, we simultaneously witnessed another horrendous, senseless act of racially sadistic violence in Jacksonville, Florida. On August 27, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office verified the identity of the man, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher…

After whipping themselves up into orgasmic levels of glee, a number of individuals on the conservative right have tried to do a rapid 180 degree U-TURN of their embrace of recent you tube sensation, Oliver Anthony, whose full name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. Anthony, whose song “Rich Men North of…

Sad to say, it is hardly surprising that Black judges and prosecutors are being targeted by Trump and MAGA supporters. Earlier this month, Abigail Jo Shry, a Donald Trump supporter is being held without bond on federal charges of threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who presides…