Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.

As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular “hook” upon which to hang the missive you are burning to release.

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.

I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another.

After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent folks, the need to ignore evidence of injustice is powerful: To do otherwise would force whites to either push for change (which they would perceive as against their interests) or live consciously as hypocrites who speak of freedom and opportunity but perpetuate a system of inequality.

And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and the need to continue the struggle over with. After all, even when you succeed in obtaining a measure of justice, you're always forced to mobilize to defend that which you've won. There is no looming vacation. But there is redemption in struggle.