It’s time to cure the violence–and stop the politricking
Published by the St. Louis American, October 17, 2019 The carnage of black bodies this summer, especially children, took a toll of all of us who care about humanity and who tirelessly work for racial justice. What compounded this bloody summer’s negative impact is the way some chose to respond to the crisis. The […]
No Choice is the Goal
The Naked Truth column was published in The Cap City Hues, September 9, 2019 Conservative legislators have been chipping away at Roe v. Wade since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a woman’s right to a safe abortion. That was 1976. Extremists have added their own brand of terrorism to the battleground issue from aggressive protests […]
We’ve got to get to shooters before they shoot
Published in St. Louis American on September 5, 2019 According to its definition, the Gun Violence Archive has documented 251 mass shootings in the U.S. since January. The El Paso and Dayton massacres brought that total to 253. GVA tracks mass shootings of incidents involving at least 4 people being shot. My reaction to […]