In race-baiting militant diatribes, “Black Lives Matter” organizers want America to believe that blacks are being victimized by an evil system of injustice. Their rhetoric is intended to ply blacks with mythical conspiracies about how communities of color are destined to suffer until the “system” is reformed or overthrown. The movement, however, is a lie […]
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City officials in Ferguson, MO hoped for the best. But they failed to adequately prepare for the worse. So the damage from the civil unrest that followed will be long-term, if not irreparable. The siege was riddled with strategic miscalculations from the state hierarchy to the street command level. The deterrence of riots, not crowd […]
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“Shock” best described the reaction among some black Americans after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Rallies, protests and violence in varying degrees erupted in some of America’s largest cities by those who believed race was a factor in the handling and the outcome of the case. Some will […]
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It boggles the mind that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan actually had the audacity to leave his crime ridden, violence prone Chicago base and come to Detroit to tell us how this city can be saved. His visit last week was, at best, a recruitment campaign. He’s yet to prescribe a lasting, workable solution […]
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On March 7, 1965, civil rights demonstrators were beaten by club-wielding police on the Edmund Petus Bridge at the start of what became the “Bloody Sunday” march to Montgomery. Selma, Ala, would be forever linked with the struggle for racial justice and passage of the Voting Rights Act. However, in a case before the U.S. […]
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This week is the national celebration of the birth and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The great civil rights leader not only symbolized the dream of equal opportunity, he provided moral authority and credible leadership during an era when black Americans desperately pursued that elusive dream. He is without peer in galvanizing and […]
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Neither opponents nor supporters should get too excited about the 8-7 ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that tossed out Michigan’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions and public hiring. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has vowed to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Already pending […]
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U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made a calculated statement accusing Republicans of wanting to find U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress because of his efforts to “stop voter suppression.” Quickly joining Pelosi’s insultingly dumb chorus are followers of the Rev. Al Sharpton with their claim that voter ID mandates inhibit the […]
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It would have been indelicate before the 100th year anniversary to say that despite the NAACP’s honorable past, the organization has become known more for its symbolism than substance. It might also have appeared rude to accuse keynote speaker U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of guilt-mongering by suggesting to the crowd of thousands at the […]
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The controversy over affirmative action continues to spawn litigation and torment American politics. In recent weeks, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati was asked to overturn a Michigan law that bans the consideration of race in college admissions and government hiring. The U.S. Supreme Court will look at ending such programs based […]
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