Tag Archives: New York Times

Part 1: Lessons For Texas Democrats In Alabama’s Big Victory?

In a week filled with fast-moving political news, the Alabama victory of Senator- Elect is still the most fascinating out there.  In his stunning defeat of Republican Roy Moore, Doug Jones became the First Democrat to win a United States Senate election in 25 years. In an off- off year election, this particular race has … Continue Reading ››

The Drug War: Another Excuse For Racial Profiling

As an African-American male that grew up in the Deep South, I was taught at an early age to steer clear of the police. I never recall my family members happily greeting officers at a coffee shop, or stopping to ask them for directions. If you asked most people in my community what the first … Continue Reading ››

Unbroken news: Who’s NOT sharing today’s SCOTUS announcement

Yes that's right... Fox News. How did you guess?

Apparently, breaking news that the Supreme court has decided to take up landmark cases on both California's Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act isn't really "newsworthy" to the Right-wing network. Given the outcome, these decisions, to … Continue Reading ››