Once upon a time, not so very long ago, the U.S. Congress was expected to pass bills and make laws that served the citizens by, […] Continue Reading…
Haitians face a familiar racism
September 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Having grown up in the Deep South under the cruel lash of Jim Crow, I was jolted back to my childhood by the images of dark-skinned Haitians driven back […] Continue Reading…
Jobless? GOP calls you lazy
May 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
MOBILE, Al. — In March 2014, Shanesha Taylor, a black single mother, was arrested after police found her two young children, aged 6 months […] Continue Reading…
They don’t want us voting
April 9, 2021 By Leave a Comment
You may have been taught in middle school that a fundamental tenet of democracy is that every citizen has the right to vote. That right is the foundation of […] Continue Reading…
GOP blocks black voters
February 26, 2021 By Leave a Comment
In January, Georgia’s Democratic voters pulled off an astonishing feat: In a state that had been reliably red for generations, they sent two Democrats to the U.S. Senate. Georgia […] Continue Reading…
John Lewis’ legacy: Warnock, Ossoff
January 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
As his remarkable life was drawing to a close, Georgia Congressman John Lewis penned an opinion essay to be released upon his death. Published in The New York Times […] Continue Reading…
Republicans hate democracy
December 11, 2020 By 1 Comment
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