Commentary

This morning I wanna take a few minutes to break down this outrageous scandal that we learned about earlier this week where wealthy parents, primarily super wealthy white parents, were indicted on fraud charges for hundreds of different bribes they were making to get their mediocre children into the best colleges and universities around the […]

In just a few minutes I want to unpack some of the discussions going on right now about reparations among the presidential candidates, but first I want to discuss something that happened very late last night in Utah with Russell Westbrook in an NBA game between the Thunder and Jazz. First off, and I guess […]

Today I need to take a few minutes to break down a situation that is making headlines across the country and is actually the leading story on several national news sites this morning. And I want to explain why it should matter to our listeners because in some ways it falls outside of our traditional […]

Maryland State Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti should resign immediately. No more empty apologies; no more foolish explanations, no more lies. Racist insults targeting African-Americans certainly should not be tolerated by elected officials. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 136-0 last week to censure Lisanti after she admitted to using the reprehensible N-word at a bar […]

I have a few topics I want to cover this morning so I’ll jump right in. And I want to start by talking about two despicable incidents of racism and bigotry and what each of these incidents really teach us. I’ve shared the photos and videos of these incidents on all of my social media […]

Yesterday was one of those days where we had so much news that it was hard to keep up. For a few minutes I wanna break down 3 things that all happened in Congress because it seems like February 27th, 2019 is a day that may go down in history as far as Congress is […]

Michael D. Smith is rallying the faithful and following in the footsteps of his mentor: President Barack Obama. As Executive Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Smith moves from meeting to meeting with an easy smile, a tight handshake and a purpose. He is the engine that drives MBK. Today, Smith is building on […]

By now you’ve probably seen the photos, but over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a barrage of fashion megabrands release completely racist clothing styles. They are so outrageously offensive that it strains credulity to believe what we are witnessing is nothing more than an accidental comedy of unintentional errors. It’s a trend at this […]

When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against, both by potential adoptive parents and the social workers who are charged with protecting their well-being. Social workers are often called upon to assess a newborn’s skin color, because skin color […]

This morning I wanna highlight two young leaders who stories are connected not just because of their refusal to go along with the status quo, but because of the consequences they faced as  a result. As you may have heard, earlier this month @ Lawton Chiles Middle School in Lakeland, Florida, an 11 year old […]

Have you ever been so tired that you had to pull your car over somewhere and take a nap. I have done that in years, but I’ve it before – several times. On this past Saturday, in Vallejo, California, 20 year old Willie McCoy, a young Black man, was so exhausted from the day that […]

Late last week I received a desperate email from a mother about how police in Texarkana had so badly brutalized her teenage son that he was now permanently blind in one eye. It took us a few days to understand the case, but this morning I wanna give you an update on the brutal assault […]