Needed police reform returns to the spotlight
February 1, 2023
The death of Tyre Nichols from a beating by police in Memphis has put the need for serious reform back on the table for Congress and the White House.
Competing coalitions determined the outcome of Senate runoffs in Georgia
January 6, 2021
New residents of Georgia combined with Blacks, Hispanics, and Surburban progressives to turn the tide in a fading red political environment.
Does racist Trump actually think he can win black votes?
November 9, 2019
He spent much of the last four years engaged in racially charged attacks, going after minority members of Congress, claiming “no human being” would want to live in “rodent infested,” majority-minority Baltimore and insisting there were “very fine people on both sides” of the deadly Charlottesville protest against white supremacists.
White Americans have much to learn about racism
October 30, 2018
Whenever I write about Donald Trump’s rampant racism and bigotry, some of his cult attack me for saying that they, too, are racist. Polls show
Some hate crimes aimed at whites
January 7, 2017
The horrific beating of a mentally disabled white man in Chicago by four black assailants broadcast on social media is highlighting anti-white hate crimes at
Blacks question Trump’s outreach
August 24, 2016
Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with
Black Senator cites Capitol police harassment
July 15, 2016
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, candidly described being stopped by police, even Capitol Hill cops, because of the
Blacks know a lot about police abuse
November 5, 2015
Long before the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of African-American millennials indicated they, or someone they knew, had
Black women also face problems with cops
October 31, 2015
Black men are not alone when it comes to difficult relations with the police. Black women are having a tough time too. From the schoolgirl
Most blacks cite unfair treatment from police
August 5, 2015
A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they or a family member have personal experience