STL cops can’t contain their bullying
Led by their fearless and confused leader Jeff Roorda, some of St. Louis cops couldn’t contain themselves at the Civilian Oversight Board Bill hearing at City Hall tonite. The hearing was sponsored by the Public Safety Committee to get input on the new bill. Tensions were heightened as more people expressed their general support for […]
Selma is Now: A review of the movie
In 1988, as a supporter of Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, I traveled throughout the South organizing and writing. Selma, AL was one of my stopping points. My schedule put me in the historic town right at the time of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which commemorates the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. (That’s the […]
Looting and Justice-Who’s looting who
The Way I See It Posted on December 24, 2014 One of the elements of the Ferguson uprisings which has received lots of attention has been the issue of looting. From where I sit, the most vocal critics of the looting and arson have been right-wing conservatives, white mainstream media and middle-class black folks. For […]