This article originally appeared at The Orlando Sentinel I prefer standing and placing my right hand on my heart during the national anthem, but I support Colin Kaepernick‘s decision not to do so. To argue otherwise would be to deny one of our most sacred...
Originally published in Orlando Sentinel, August 09, 2015 Are you empathetic or apathetic about the systemic killing of unarmed black men by police officers across the country? Did Jonathan Ferrill’s life matter to Charlotte police officer Randall Kerrick when he...
Originally published in Miami Herald, July 03, 2015 Let’s agree that Rachel Dolezal is a learned performer in blackface, an authentic one-woman minstrel show. But let’s also agree that black womanhood cannot be captured in a performance or in body image, skin tone,...
Originally published in Orlando Sentinel, May 05, 2015 Black youth protesting on the streets of America should be recognized and celebrated, not demonized. For four centuries, black youth have been the moral compass of the U.S. Black youth have borne the brunt of...
Originally published in OrlandoSentinel.com, September 05, 2013 Why is President Obama provoking war with Syria? It’s not because the U.S. State Department has designated Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979 or because the government of President Bashar...
Originally published August 08, 2013 in The Orlando Sentinal George Zimmerman’s killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford has sparked national debate on several issues, from racial violence and race relations to the “stand your ground” self-defense law and gun control. The...
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