Missouri can stand tall in Nov. 5 election
This country is at that “fateful fork” which requires serious intervention on the part of its citizens if we want to experience the unflinching progress we so desperately seek.
The Illusion of Drug Overdoses decreasing in the U.S. – Fentanyl still has a grip on the Black Community
The drug is a driving force in the chemical warfare that plagues our communities. The recent news of drug overdose deaths seemed like a light at the end of a long and tortuous tunnel. For people like me who have lost a loved one to fentanyl, it offered a glimmer of hope for others.
Madison Police Need Community Oversight
I have organized around police accountability for over five decades and helped to lead the fight for civilian oversight in St. Louis, MO. I was appalled, but not surprised, to hear that Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is already proposing cuts to Madison’s agencies that oversee police operations. This is what happens when the police unions get in the ears of elected officials with their veiled threats and predictions of increased crime. Given the history of the city’s police abuse, the community’s demand for an independent and effective Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) is a step in the right direction.