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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... -
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... -
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... -
Trayvon Martin Case Brings More Questions
Posted on 18 May, 2012 | 1 CommentThe pot in the tragic Trayon Martin shooting saga has been stirred again. Literally. So the state of Florida released... -
Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage, Risks Black Vote
Posted on 10 May, 2012 | No CommentsPresident Barack Obama made history again. Nearly four years after being elected as the first African American to become the... -
Los Angeles Riots a Pivotal Moment in History
Posted on 28 April, 2012 | No CommentsTwenty years ago on April 29, I sat in my car at a red light at the corner of Manchester... -
Authors Raise Questions and Discuss ‘Black Cool’
Posted on 25 April, 2012 | 1 CommentWhat is the definition of “Black Cool?” That was the focus of a panel discussion (Blackness Now & Then) at... -
Will Florida’s Justice System Fail Trayvon Martin?
Posted on 23 April, 2012 | 1 CommentSo how much is a young black man’s life worth? Is it five hundred dollars? How about a thousand bucks?... -
Justice Awaits for Trayvon Martin
Posted on 28 March, 2012 | 1 CommentThe path to justice in the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is getting personal now. It wasn’t enough that... -
Will There Be Justice For Trayvon Martin?
Posted on 20 March, 2012 | 1 CommentThe victims are different. The results are almost always the same. Oscar Grant. Sean Bell. Yusuf Hawkins. Amadou Diallo. And... -
The Devaluation of Black History Month
Posted on 1 March, 2012 | No CommentsOp-Ed By Dennis J. Freeman Black History Month used to mean something. To me, it still does. But there was... -
‘Slavery by Another Name’ Hits Right Note
Posted on 14 February, 2012 | 7 CommentsAuthor Douglas A. Blackmon took a column he wrote a decade ago about slavery in this country and ran with... -
Tom Joyner Out Front for Obama
Posted on 3 November, 2011 | No CommentsCommentary By Sydnicated Radio Host Tom Joyner We’ve all expressed our opinions, vented, aired it out, and in my heart... -
MLK: The Spirit of a Lion
Posted on 26 August, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t see the timidity of a lamb when I think about slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King... -
M-Bone: A Life of Promise and Potential Cut Short
Posted on 21 May, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Monte’ (M-Bone) Talbert was doing his thing, dancing his way to fame and stardom as the... -
The Republican Party and its Cast of Clowns
Posted on 21 April, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Commentary Business and real estate mogul Donald Trump says he has “a great relationship with the... -
Elizabeth Taylor: Forever the Queen of Hollywood
Posted on 24 March, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Dennis J. Freeman Commentary Another film and Hollywood starlet has left us behind. Nearly a month after the passing... -
Barry Bonds, Steroids and the Double Standard of Race
Posted on 20 March, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Dennis J. Freeman Commentary The moment of truth is here for all-time home run leader Barry Bonds. In the... -
Deception, Lies and College Sports Money Grab
Posted on 11 March, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Dennis J. Freeman Commentary Liars. Cheats. Deceivers. Rule breakers. Getting paid well for it and getting away with it.... -
Black Voters Must Rise up Against Apathy and Arrogance
Posted on 21 October, 2010 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman We have been silent for too long. It is now the time to act. African Americans... -
Compromised Justice
Posted on 31 July, 2010 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Los Angeles-Anger. Rage. Disappointment. Hurt. Heartbroken. These were some of the emotions expressed from the family...