Under international human rights law, black lives matter.

(Orlando Sentinel) 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 mercilessly shot him 10 times,...

She didn’t just play the race card — she actually lived it!

Commentary with Carol Boyce-Davies (Miami Hearld) 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,...

Black youth: Let them be recognized, not radicalized.

(Orlando Sentinel) 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 violent oppression fighting enslavement,...
Free speech (CBC Audio)

Free speech (CBC Audio)

CLICK FOR AUDIO CLIP Jeremy Levitt, a law professor at the University of New Brunswick, talks about free speech and human rights. Originally posted at...

Hassle Doctrine denies justice for young black males in Fla.

(Orlando Sentinel) What do hoodies, Skittles, loud music, texting, popcorn and good old American foul language have in common? The answer is senseless killings, a not-guilty verdict, a hung jury, a flawed justice system and Florida’s broken cultural ethos. The...

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