‘White in America’: Huffington Post Fails to Source BBN. What Will CNN Do?
In December 2012, CNN aired Black in America, its fifth installment in a series examining the experiences of Blacks/African Americans in the United States. Blacks were the focus of the program, but CNN’s In More...
Lessons on Critique-Criticism: for the Receiver and Deliverer
Critique-criticism is a necessary part of life. How else do we learn and progress in our dreams and goals when we are not open to sincere feedback? The challenge is in discerning who can be trusted with their “constructive,” More...
“42,” Jackie Robinson: Sports, Journalism and USA History
Yesterday I took a break in the workday to go to the movie theatre and watch the film “42,” the Jackie Robinson biopic. The film is performing very well in the box office. That is a good. I recommend More...
Central Park Five: Case Study, Cautionary Tale for Prosecutors
(Circa 1980s to 2000s) You go to law school, you graduate, you pass the bar, you become a prosecutor. The “biggest case of the century” lands on your desk. You are tossed in the spotlight, you are More...
What’s Going On: ‘Marvin Gaye’s Love Letter to the Future’
I remember precisely where I was and what I was doing on April 1, 1984. In 1984 I was a student at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia; and, on the 1st of April I was in my off-campus apartment cleaning and listening More...
Is the New Pope Latino? The Debate Continues
Is the new Pope Latino? That unanswered question continues to fuel the debate around Pope Francis’ ethnicity, since his election weeks ago. (Note: Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former More...
Ignorance Not An Excuse for NY Politician Dov Hikind in Blackface Costume
As we near the end of Black History Month 2013, we are reminded that ignorance, intolerance and the promotion of racist principles continue. This time the offense comes from none other than a powerful New York More...
History Fact: The Great and Overlooked Contribution to U.S. Economy
When I travel to Atlanta, Georgia, I stay with my friends Suzanne and David Mitchell, and their five-year-old twins. The Mitchell’s have a warm, tastefully decorated, yet unpretentious home near Turner Field. More...
‘Inner City Blues’: Timothy Stansbury – 1984 to 2004
On January 24, 2004, Timothy Stansbury, an unarmed 19-year-old was shot and killed by New York City Police Officer Richard S. Neri, Jr., while he patrolled the roof top of the Louis Armstrong Housing development More...
1955 to 1956: Evidence of HEART, LOVE, SACRIFICE & COMMUNITY
The other day, a friend reminded me of this historical fact: The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 13 months. What transpired in those 13 months is pure evidence of heart, love, sacrifice for community. From 1955 More...