12 Acts of Racism Tim Scott Should Also Have Found Disturbing
A single rebuke doesn’t balance a career spent minimizing racism.
William Spivey
Donald Trump Has Mastered Sergeant Shultz's 'I Know Nothing'
The tefrain that echoes through many controversies involving the commander in chief.
The Forgotten Terror of Black Kids Used as Alligator Bait in America
Alligator Alcatraz brings back a Florida tradition.
Should Melania Trump be Forced to Testify About Epstein?
How Bad does Congress wants the truth.
Black History Moments and Movements That Didn’t Stand the Test of Time
For every step forward, there were steps back.
How the Wives of Donald Trump Fared Financially and at What Cost?
The economics of being a Trump wife.
The Melania Documentary Brings New Focus to the Epstein Files
The film's director has faced multiple accusations of sexual harassment and rape.
A History of Systems that Protect the Jeffrey Epstein Archetype
The foundation and maturation of systems built to protect the powerful.
Stand Your Ground and the Second Amendment already Coexist. But Who Gets to Survive that Coexistence?
What happens when an armed civilian meets an armed state?
The Origins of Fear: Where Childhood Ends and America Begins
How much does your safety relate to your country of origin, gender, or the color of your skin.
The Side of Slavery Never Seen in the Movies or on Television
The truth behind the myths America still protects.
You're Celebrating the Sanitized Version of Martin Luther King
Remembering the real MLK requires confronting the truths we avoid.
When Free, Light-Skinned, Black Women Were Required to Wear Headgear to Identify Themselves as Non-White
The 1786 Decree That Tried to Mark Black Women.
Twenty-Five Expressions You Use that Originated During Slavery
Uncovering the hidden historie.s behind the words we use without thinking.
Donald Trump Wants to Be America's Supreme Ayatollah
The uncomfortable parallels we pretend not to see.
The Difference Between State-Terrorism and State-Sponsored Terrorism and Why America is Guilty of Both
What happens when the State becomes the threat?
How Do I Reconcile the Minneapolis I Grew Up In, With the Murders of George Floyd and Renee Nicole Good?
A childhood map colliding with a violent present.
How Does ICE Compare to the Slave Patrols Back When America Was 'Great'?
The old tactics never died — they just got federal badges.
Donald Trump Doesn't Understand the Monroe Doctrine
Understanding the Doctrine Trump Claims to Follow.
How Hawaii Became the 50th State
It's not far-fetched to think the U.S. could decide it wants to add a 51st.
New Year, New Regime for Venezuela
Who does Donald Trump plan to appoint for day-to-day operations following the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro?
Friends Don't Let Friends Abuse Little Girls
Abuses of power thrive in plain sight, reinforced by silence and complicity.
Alan Dershowitz Attacks Epstein Survivors
“This will go down in history as the second worst form of McCarthyism in our nation’s history.”
What Happens When You Call a Black Man in the NFL the N-Word
Fan Ryan Kennedy faced no repercussions after allegedly calling D.K. Metcalf a N**** and his Mother a C***
7 Times Donald Trump Demonstrated that Empathy is Not His Spiritual Gift
The human cost of leaders who cannot feel what others endure.
In the Name of God, They Kill
How the religious right justifies death.
What is the Unitary Executive, and How Does That Bring America Closer to Having a King?
Eroding checks and balances in the age of Trump.
Kash Patel Orders SWAT Team To Be Designated Drivers for His Girlfriend's Drunk Friend
Patel is the Poster Child for Abuse of Power.
What the Donald Trump Administration Has Cost You
Policies for the few, costs for the many.
Returning to the World After Attempting Suicide
The years following have been the best of my life.