Candidates can brag about their years of experience, exciting new plans for government, and flashy optics. Without an ability to heal the broken in America, we will elect a president in 2016, not a leader. The field is off and running, all chasing the 2016 White House. Each will tell us why he or she is […]
Until we change the rules on how – and why – police can approach Black Americans and those in “high-crime areas,” the duality of civil rights protections will remain skewed based on demographics, not citizenship As the statistics continue to display, roughly once a day, there is an African-American in this nation – our homeland […]
As a violent summer ends and the school year approaches, it is time for us to cast aside the notion of a “lost generation” and proclaim greatness within us immediately Earlier this week, I had a chance to be witness to something profound for both a family and for my hometown. It was humbling to […]
The flash of Red, White, and Blue means nothing for a better America without an active you as we face government creep, economic crisis, and social woes Over the next several days, we will be inundated with references to the greatness of America. With the annual celebration of our national birthday, there is also an […]
For all of the talk about addressing fatherlessness, there needs to be more action towards fixing the economic, academic, and societal issues that support it Over the weekend or so, we will continue to hear about the epidemic around Black America concerning the lack of fathers in the lives of a majority of our youth. […]
For all of the misunderstandings, missteps, and missed opportunities of the Tea Party since 2009, their demise only leaves us status quo politics Some of you are excited because of the recent results from the primary elections going on around the country. With high-profile losses of many Tea Party favorites through 2014 coming on the heels of 2012’s Republican woes, […]
Aren’t First Ladies supposed to speak up on important matters impacting our world? The problem with critiquing Michelle Obama’s tweet for the Nigerian schoolgirls. The criticism against Mrs. Michelle Obama for her hashtag activism in support of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls shows just how far in the wrong direction our political and social antics have […]
The more some tell us that we must ignore race in order to beat racism, the more we see that racism continues to infect a weakened America. I remember having an opportunity to discuss the issue of race in America a few years back as the only (outspoken) political conservative in the room during a […]
Now that the dust has settled from Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action and the University of Michigan’s admissions process – especially as it is being viewed (again) as more of a political statement from a partisan-leaning court than a legal analysis from our highest court – I feel free to speak politically about […]
Today’s teen violence is a problem that transcends race, gender, and socioeconomic level – and it’s likely a symptom of an adult problem I’m not an expert on teen violence, urban violence, or violence in general. However, as a survivor of violent crime myself and a family member of several survivors of violent crimes, I […]
I have to put out this “disclaimer,” if you will, before I begin: It was never my intention to get involved in this “controversy” – this latest go-’round between Black America and its oft-disgarded stepchildren, Black conservatives. This latest dust-up between Ebony’s Jamilah Lemieux and the RNC’s Raffi Williams – all playing out on Twitter […]
African-Americans, conservatives, and Black Republicans alike must understand and apply Reagan’s three-legged model to achieve racial equality today Recently, I got into a brief but important discussion with two former colleagues of mine concerning the role and influence of social protest in the process of addressing and correcting injustices throughout America, most notably in America’s […]