On The People’s Wish List: A District Attorney With a ‘Testimony’
As voters prepare to elect Shelby County’s prosecutor, folks with pending criminal cases yearn for a little empathy when facing justice.
Another unarmed Black man dies in custody of the Las Vegas police
Byron Williams death leaves another Las Vegas family seeking answers in an in-custody death case with literal dark spots in the story
Unite the Vote for the Vote!
“The basic elements so vital to Negro advancement can only be achieved by seeking redress from government at local, state and federal levels. To do this the vote is essential,”…
Returning citizens served time and paid for their mistakes; let’s give them back their right to vote
Last week, I experienced first-hand how the state of Florida is systematically disenfranchising black and brown people from voting. I took part in a civil disobedience action in the city…
Don’t know what the county assessor does? Here’s a primer for the little known elected positions in Nevada.
As voters in a democratic country, it is crucial that we make educated decisions about who we put in office and the ballot measures we pass. Researching names is straightforward…
We are killing our children and militarizing their schools won’t make them safe
It is easy to pick on craven politicians who evade questions, speak in platitudes, and offer no actual policy commitments. Yet our society needs to deeply reflect on whether the answer to these mass shootings is really the further militarization of our society.
We need gun control that disarms the public and the police
“I love this shit.” That’s what White County, Tenn. Sheriff Oddie Shoupe said after ordering one of his deputies to open fire on Michael Dial, a man who was attempting…
Trump – A Racist-In-Chief, Unleashed
Earlier this week it seemed as though negotiations over the future of the 800,000 young immigrants formerly protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (“DACA”) had finally turned…
Dems Don’t Get A Pass When It Comes To Black And Brown People. We Deserve More From All Of Our Elected Leaders.
In 2017, the campaign for Virginia governor elect Ralph Northam estimates that canvassers knocked on almost 4 million doors, almost twice the number of doors knocked for the Clinton campaign…
Criminalizing Immigrants Puts Them At Risk During Hurricanes And Other Disasters
In the midst of the tragedy that befell the people of Texas during Hurricane Harvey, I wrote an article detailing the hardships endured by the undocumented immigrant community of Houston…