The sight of Trump loyalists storming the U.S. Capitol might have been shocking but their intention—to enforce white supremacy and deny black people political power–was…
A CHANCE TO BEGIN AGAIN
Trump had to go if there was a sliver of a chance to save our democracy. He is gone, thanks not to congress or the…
THE EMBOLDEN BLUE LINE
With only one voting day remaining, the most consequential election in our lifetime is unnervingly encased in a cocoon of uncertainty and fear. In times…
SLOUCHING TOWARD NOVEMBER
If the sword of Damocles hanging over the country’s democracy was previously invisible, President Trump’s broadsides against the country’s political norms during Tuesday night’s presidential…
THE CHIEF FOOT SOLDIER
It is not a mystery why Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent is emboldened to, repeatedly, deny institutional racism in his department. He and his department are the foot soldiers…
THE BLACKMAN’S REDEMPTION
ECONOMIC FREEDOM Injecting new magna into a full magna chamber creates volcanic eruptions. Similarly, heaping injustices on the plates of people whose bellies are bloated…
REMOTE LEARNING IS FOR THE PRIVILEGED
It is what it is. If we were to organize our priorities to reflect our most important obligations, safeguarding our children’s welfare would necessarily be…
CHANGING AND RESISTING
The Democratic Party shuns its base I am cheering the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris presidential ticket, but I’m thinking, “The more things change, the more they…
POLICE AND THIEVES IN THE STREET
The Gangs of Worcester The notorious African American street gang, the Crips, is terrorizing Worcester residents. That is what the Worcester police department is alleging, and the…
DON’T SAY IT, LIVE IT: BLACK LIVES MATTER
You say black lives matter? Well, act as if they do. I’ve been thinking lately about social-media-aided civil rights revolutions. I’ve been thinking how they…