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, […]
U.S. post racial, you say?
From my upcoming column in the St. Louis American: The Cliven Bundys and Donald Sterlings of the world also keep us grounded in the reality of whether or not America is in a post-racial period. While they represent very different economic strata, their opinions about blacks are not that far […]