Crisis' seems to be too mild a word to describe conditions in countless African-American communities. It is beyond crisis when in the richest nation in the world, African Americans in Harlem live shorter lives than the people of Bangladesh, one of the poorest nations of the world.

Crisis' seems to be too mild a word to describe conditions in countless African-American communities. It is beyond crisis when in the richest nation in the world, African Americans in Harlem live shorter lives than the people of Bangladesh, one of the poorest nations of the world.

The myth of black women profiting at the expense of black men is the oldest rap around.

The histories of the poor and the powerless are as important as those of their conquerors, their colonizers, their kings and queens.

If folks can learn to be racist, then they can learn to be anti racist. If being sexist ain't genetic, then, dad gum, people can learn about gender equality.

Now, if you want to know my secret love, it is to be able to serve as an example.

While it is true that without a vision the people perish, it is doubly true that without action the people and their vision perish as well.