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Justice is Calling for Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman
Posted on 10 June, 2013 | No CommentsTrayvon Martin is not around to tell his side of the story. George Zimmerman is. Will it matter? Maybe. Perhaps... -
Ghost of the Slave Master… In the Hood
Posted on 7 June, 2013 | No CommentsJust before the end of the college semester I was invited by a colleague to come to his class and... -
Ringside Update: Mayweather vs “Canelo” Boxing Big Showdown
Posted on 4 June, 2013 | No CommentsNow that the deal is done, and the date has been set , we’re all now anticipating what very... -
For Those Behind Bars, Letters are a ‘Lifeline’
Posted on 3 June, 2013 | No CommentsSilicon Valley DeBug/ New America Media, Commentary, Steeda McGruder, Posted: May 29, 2013 Ed. Note: Prison officials in Santa Clara County, citing security... -
In the Closing Minutes
Posted on 30 May, 2013 | No CommentsSloppy plays down the stretch has cost the Miami Heat two games during their series with the Indian Pacers; one... -
Once Again, Legacy of Malcolm X Will Outlive Tragedy
Posted on 25 May, 2013 | No CommentsNew America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson May 19 marked what would have been the 88th birthday of Malcolm X,... -
Why the Obama Administration Must Do More To Help Working-class Families on Housing
Posted on 25 May, 2013 | No CommentsBy Brent Wilkes America’s Wire Writers Group WASHINGTON-By many accounts, the economy is prospering again and the housing market is on... -
Monday Quarterback: Mental Illness A Reality in Sports
Posted on 20 May, 2013 | No CommentsSports mirror our society. The games and athletes we love so much to watch are nothing more than a mere... -
Ringside Update: There’s More in Store for Mayweather
Posted on 15 May, 2013 | No CommentsIn the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s slaughter of Robert Guerrero last week, there’s been talk of who his next opponent... -
Collins’ Announcement No Jackie Robinson Moment
Posted on 15 May, 2013 | No CommentsJackie Robinson didn’t have the option of playing it safe. Jason Collins did. Robinson could not go into his closet... -
The Indian Holocaust and the Hopi Nation
Posted on 9 May, 2013 | No CommentsIndian Country Today Media Network, Op-ed, Steve Russell Néret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou, a Parisian auction house that I’m sure perceives itself... -
Boston Bombers — The Denial of American Grandeur
Posted on 25 April, 2013 | No CommentsNew America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Apr 24, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds – from... -
Jerry Buss Made Lakers Model Franchise
Posted on 19 February, 2013 | No CommentsCommentary The city of Los Angeles lost one of its best champions. The NBA lost one of its greatest owners.... -
How High a Price for a Good Name?
Posted on 11 February, 2013 | No CommentsThe great national gun debate has a new twist to it now that a former police officer has gone rogue... -
The Power of Fear
Posted on 18 January, 2013 | No CommentsHow the Right Wing Makes Money by Interjecting Fear and Paranoia in Their Followers A few months back, I remember... -
INCOME INEQUALITY: Does Tax Breaks for the Rich Help the Economy?
Posted on 10 January, 2013 | No Comments“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Joseph Goebbels... -
Still Clinging to Their Guns and Religion
Posted on 29 December, 2012 | No CommentsThe conspiracy behind people who think “Big Government” is trying to take away their guns In the wake of the... -
Why the New Minorities are Joining the Democratic Party
Posted on 21 December, 2012 | No CommentsThe Republican Party today has a race neutral and culturally accommodating philosophy. What that means is that they pretend that... -
School Shooting Shatters a Safe Haven
Posted on 19 December, 2012 | No CommentsWhen parents drop off their children at school in the morning they don’t think about that their encouraging good-byes to... -
Americans And Their Guns
Posted on 18 December, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I went to college in Atlanta Georgia, my friends and I would go to the shooting range at local... -
No Deals on the Fiscal Cliff
Posted on 13 December, 2012 | No CommentsThe chattering classes in Washington DC continually re-enforce the conventional wisdom – as they see it. Very few of the... -
A Domestic and Unthinkable Tragedy
Posted on 6 December, 2012 | No CommentsMy introduction to domestic violence took place early in my life. I saw it firsthand and often in my mother... -
Clippers Notebook: Clippers Looking Unbeatable After Conquering Bulls
Posted on 19 November, 2012 | No CommentsLOS ANGELES-It looks like the Los Angeles Clippers winning streak isn’t ending anytime soon. I guess we will have to... -
Who is the President’s Opposition?
Posted on 9 November, 2012 | No CommentsMost of the time we forget who these people are in the United States Senate who are opposing everything that... -
The Death Throes
Posted on 3 November, 2012 | No CommentsWe are witnessing the death throes of an America dominated by white males. This is why we have the Tea... -
Blacks Can’t Lose Sight of Social Justice
Posted on 16 October, 2012 | No CommentsCommentary By M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Ph.D. (Black News)-Fifty years ago, Americans from community after community came together and committed... -
Commentary: Jungleland? NY Times Should Report on Government Neglect Towards African-American Residents in Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans
Posted on 13 October, 2012 | No CommentsBy Jenga Mwendo America’s Wire Writers Group NEW ORLEANS—The New York Times Magazine recently ran a story on my home,... -
Mitt Romney’s “47 Percent” Remarks Not Very Presidential
Posted on 25 September, 2012 | No CommentsMitt Romney makes Sarah Palin look like the smart one. That makes it two presidential elections in a row for... -
Public Employee Pensions: A Manufactured but Fixable Crisis
Posted on 15 September, 2012 | No CommentsRepublican State Legislatures across the nation have implemented a deceptive but effective campaign to turn the financial condition of public...