by Raynard Jackson Last Sunday, on my flight back to Washington, DC, I, like millions of people all over the world, was captivated and mesmerized by the play of Tiger Woods during the final round […]
Residential segregation, the government’s plan against blacks “Segregated by Design,” a short film based on The Color of Law by EPI distinguished fellow Richard Rothstein, examines the forgotten history of how federal, state, and local […]
By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters on Sunday and a few hours earlier because of the difference in time zones, Lewis Hamilton, the world’s top Formula 1 Driver, won the […]
by Russell Simmons We live in an age where polarization is the norm and demonizing anyone who thinks differently is the practice. Yet we still see the black collective as loving with open arms and […]
by Reggie Fullwood “A growing body of research shows that people of color are more likely to be stopped, frisked, questioned, charged, detained and arrested. They are also more likely to be sentenced to more […]
Nipsey Hussle (photo via commons.wikipedia.org) Although the loss Nipsey Hussle, 33, is untimely and devastating, his life and all the good he was doing for his community must be honored and remembered. Hussle, born Ermias […]
By Charles Griggs “I’m not bitter for what happened to me because the Lord Jesus Christ made me to be a man.” – Hubert “Nathan” Myers When I heard about the exoneration and release of […]
by Reggie Fullwood Actor and author, Hill Harper, once said, “I’ve gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to stay and build healthy relationships has had […]
by Reggie Fullwood “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow human beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute,” said Thurgood Marshall. In the 1930s the Great Depression affected every nation on earth – some […]
“I got through two episodes of the Lifetime series documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” before I was in distress and completely revolted. That’s all.” — Joy Doss, Special to The New Tri-State Defender By Joy Doss […]
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