Angry, black and female
Published in the St. Louis American July 30, 2015 Would Sandra Bland be on her way to the new job that awaited her at Prairie View A&M University if only she had not challenged the police who made the traffic stop? Twenty-eight year old Bland is dead after being arrested, her death ruled a […]
Moonwalking the minimum wage
Published in the St. Louis American, July 9, 2015 Ah, moonwalking. Michael Jackson’s famous dance step is mesmerizing to watch – especially when the King of Pop does it. It’s the perception that you’re moving forward, when you’re actually going backwards. Missouri’s minimum wage is like this, except it’s not entertaining one bit. The state’s […]
Denmark Vesey was a terrorist…
But Dylann Roof is not? Published in BlackCommentator.com June 25, 2015 Dylann Roof’s act of terrorism still requires that he gets due process under U.S. law. Technically and journalistically, you have to refer to him as a suspect—even though there were eyewitnesses to the massacre and damning evidence on his computer. When talking about […]