Michael Cottman
Perhaps Jemele Hill’s only infraction was pontificating about politics on Twitter. The outspoken ESPN host shared her truth about President Donald Trump on social media, which led to the White House calling for Hill to be fired. “I think that’s one of the more outrageous comments that anyone could make, and certainly something that I […]
“I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger” – Harriet Tubman The image of Harriet Tubman that is expected to be featured on the $20 bill has hit a colossal snag: The Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is not endorsing the Obama administration-sanctioned plan to replace President Andrew […]
Darryl Chamberlain was determined to create a youth orchestra come hell or high water. In these uncertain times, where public school budget cuts are impacting African American students perhaps more than ever before, Chamberlain, a history teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, began thinking out of the box. I’m glad he did. Chamberlain wants to change […]
Henry Segura is no longer a criminal defendant – for now. A Florida judge declared a mistrial this week in a sensational case against Segura who was charged with murdering his girlfriend and her three children to avoid paying back child support. After two days of deliberations, the trial ended in a hung jury: the […]
“This represents a turning point. We are determined to take our country back. This is why we voted for Donald Trump.” – David Duke, Former KKK leader. So much for President Donald Trump’s so-called bold leadership. Trump had an opportunity to show true presidential integrity by telling the nation the truth behind the “Unite the […]
“We are not afraid. You will not divide us.”—Unite the Right. White supremacists are scrambling to find lodging in Charlottesville, Virginia for their rally on August 12 — but Airbnb says there are no rooms available for racists. I commend Airbnb for their bold stance: The global housing rental company is sending a strong message […]
Did school officials in Prince Georges County, Maryland commit fraud by intentionally inflating the grades of hundreds of students to boost graduation rates? I hope not. Still, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan requested an investigation to determine whether Prince George’s County school officials purposefully tampered with grades in public schools across the county. Prince George’s County […]
“I think as I get older …I’m going to need to take—play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.” – Reece Whitley If you haven’t heard of Reece Whitley, it’s only a matter of time. Towering at 6 foot-8, the 17-year-old swimmer who slices through water with […]
Tatyana Hargrove is scarred, angry and hobbling on crutches. Hargrove, 19, from Bakersfield, California, said she was harassed by police at gunpoint, punched in the face by cops and bitten by a snarling police dog in an odd case of mistaken identity: Police said they were looking for a large, bald man who was suspected […]
Aramis Ayala, Florida’s first and only Black elected state attorney, is still trying to figure out why she was abruptly pulled over by overzealous Orlando police officers. I’m scratching my head, too. It may be a case of racial profiling – or a simple mistake—but the Orlando cops harassed the wrong Black woman. They pulled […]
The KKK is coming to Charlottesville, Virginia. The white-hooded, white supremacist group is planning a rally in Charlottesville on July 8 and emotions, as expected, are running high. Some whites in Charlottesville are still fuming after the city approved the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in 2012, which sparked an ongoing debate […]
Ben Jealous and Rushern Baker have taken different professional paths over the years but they now have one common denominator: Each man is hoping to become Maryland’s first black governor. It could be an uphill slog for Jealous and Baker, some political strategists say, since Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is favored to […]
