MO Executions: Cruel, Unusual & Secret

Join the conversion with me and Mark Thompson tonite at 7 pm CST on the topic of Missouri’s executions. Tune in on “Make It Plain” Sirius Radio 127. This article will be published today on BlackCommentator.com. Hours before Missouri’s 75th execution, the relentless efforts of condemned killer Russell Bucklew and his attorneys paid off. The […]

Poor black kids can and do learn

(Printed in the St. Louis American on May 8, 2014.) Open Letter to Dr. Kelvin Adams and the State Appointed Board Once again the St. Louis Public School district is at a crossroads. Yet, instead of reviewing evidence-based successful public school models in the country or listening to local stakeholders close to the issues of education, […]