When Statistics Point to Criminal Behavior
Published by Capital City Hues, August 21, 2023 Black people die disproportionately in a number of ways in this country. By the hands of police, by the hands of people they know, from disease, from lead poisoning. Whatever. Not only has the society become immune to these grim statistics, certain sectors profit from their very […]
Love is Essential to Human Live, Black Love is Required for Survival
Published by African World, Summer Edition, 2023 In 1993, Hollywood adapted a movie from Tina Turner’s autobiography. It was entitled “What’s Love Got to Do with It” based on the 1984 hit song by the same title. While it captured St. Louis’ own Annie Mae Bullock’s metamorphosis to Super Star Tina Turner, most viewers locked […]
The Stolen Cells that Keep on GIving
Published by the St. Louis American, August 13, 2023 I would say that the family of Henrietta Lacks finally got some measure of justice–but I’m not certain. I don’t know if the financial compensation they received is fair because the recent settlement reached is not being disclosed. I can say that what happened to Lacks […]