“History shows that it does not matter who is in power… those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end...
I am black and I am a woman; this means that I face two areas of stigmatization. My body is controversial because for some it exists solely as a thing that can be exploited for personal gain....
In Canada, we have socialized medicine, same gender marriage is legal, and though we have a disparity between rich and poor it does not come close to the separation in the United States. Our rate of...
Cold. Blooded. Murder. What else can you call what occurred on New Year's Day in Oakland? A BART officer caught on tape shooting transit passenger Oscar Grant in the back, while Grant lay flat on his...
For the first time in American history, a black man will be the major resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. He will not have to enter from a side door, or bend his back to those that do not believe...
Well, he did it. I joked about it, but even I didn't really think he'd do it. Rod Blagojevich, the ballsiest man in America, actually made an appointment to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat....
Yesterday was the culmination of the fall from grace for “The Juice.” The once beloved football star, and darling of advertising companies, was informed he would be a guest in the Nevada Penal...
The added benefit of having Barack Obama as president, is that Michelle Obama becomes the first lady. For the first time in American history, an African American female has been uplifted as symbol of...
The big question on November 4th was who was going to be the next president of the United States. For the very first time, no matter which party was elected it was guaranteed to be a historic...
Jack Carter is a businessman and politician. He is the son of former United States President Jimmy Carter. It was a night that makes me proud to be an American and proud of all of my fellows who call...