So a federal judge says that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy which targets minorities is unconstitutional and discriminatory And now NYC mayor, Mike Bloomberg is mad, and acting like the judge just told him that white folks have to pick cotton for free. Of course, as white privilege would have it, according to Bloomberg, the NYPD […]
Jurors in Florida have spoken and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, walks free of any accountability for the part he played in Trayvon’s death. It’s hurtful. It’s a sharp pang that has become all too familiar for Black folk looking to the criminal justice system to work in our favor in some capacity, because far too […]
For those of us interested in freedom, justice, and equality, the past week has been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride. With landmark Supreme Court decisions handed down on Affirmative Action, the Voting Rights Act, and Marriage Equality, to say that it has been exhausting would be putting it mildly. Add to said exhaustion the fascination […]
There’s something to be said about the Supreme Court striking down the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while America’s first black president is in office. If I had to choose one word to describe what the nation’s highest court has done, the word progress would not be it. But I suppose that would depend on […]
In this episode we reset our previous conversation on the Paula Deen discrimination lawsuit. We’ll take a look at the recent developments, her series of apologies, and the subsequent backlash and reaction to her being dropped by Food Network. Question: Were they wrong to drop her? Also, on the heels of the George Zimmerman trial […]
Since Edward Snowden revealed himself as the NSA data-mining whistleblower, let’s talk about our civil liberties shall we? I mean, now that civil liberties are on everyone’s mind, it would seem that today is probably the best day to talk about government over-reach. However, instead of me discussing Snowden who is now on the run […]
Pissed off that the govt is spying on you? Welcome to being black in America. My man, Dr. Cornel West called it the “Niggerization of America.” And it’s been happening since 9/11. To that point, watching privileged folk lose their freedom-loving minds this morning, has been nothing but pure comedy for me. Oh, and when […]
There has been a new development in the case of the black woman brutally beaten by two Jasper, Texas police officers. Recently, I wrote about the story and featured video footage of Keyanika “Shea” Diggles being savagely beaten, and dragged by her feet to a jail cell after she was unable to come up with […]
I have never been to Jasper, Texas; but, like Milwaukee, Wisconsin please remind me to never get arrested there. If you know anything about anything, you would know that Jasper Texas isn’t too welcoming of black folks. There was an incident in Jasper, Texas some time ago that sparked national outrage. It wasn’t that long […]
George Zimmerman’s defense team was dealt a significant blow by Judge Debra Nelson. How much of a blow was dealt today, I’m not sure. As I mentioned yesterday, the introduction of text messages and photos from Trayvon Mratin’s cell phone was a clear attempt to paint Martin in a not-so-innocent victim. Plainly speaking, Zimmerman’s defense […]
After two months of testimony, the trial against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy has come to an end. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin presided over the case, and will give a final ruling in a few months. As I have mentioned on more than one occasion on this site, the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy is inherently racist. Of […]
So, does Antoinette Tuff — the brave woman who talked the gunman down and stopped him from committing yet another school shooting massacre in but this time in Atlanta — have to be animated like Charles Ramsey or Sweet Brown to be widely celebrated, as a hero, in mainstream media? Am I the only one […]
The Republican Party; the Tea Party; or whatever they call themselves these days, are chock full of racists and idiots. I don’t blog about them much anymore because to do so would be quite redundant. By now if you aren’t aware of this fact, plain and simple, you either have your head in the sand, […]
Okay, so where do I start this one? Well, let’s just say that this one hits close to home — literally. Alright, so I got a call from my beat friend who lives in Evansville, Indiana early last week. He called to tell me about a local story involving the Evansville Police Department and an […]
There are good cops, and there are bad cops. And then there are cops like Herbert Eugene Miller who make it hard for good cops by betraying the public trust. Not that he is known for being overly aggressive as an officer of the law. But in a world where the first line of public […]
Benjamin Crump, the attorney for the parents of Trayvon Martin, has an interesting op-ed in the Washington Post this week. In it, he makes the case for an amendment to Florida’s stand-your-ground law. Given the fact that the Dream Defenders are no longer occupying the state Capitol and office of Florida’s Governor Rick Scott. For […]
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