Category: Color of Law

The raw power grab in Pakistan, in which General Pervez Musharraf has imposed a state of emergency, suspended the Supreme Court and the provincial courts, and silenced private-owned media, tells us far more about the United States than Pakistan. Pakistani citizens are paying the price for the misguided policies of Washington decision makers. The U.S.…

The current issue is always free to everyone When Nobel Prize laureate James Watson, the founder of DNA, announced that Black people are genetically inferior, I was angered, though not necessarily surprised. And I believe that a substantial number of Americans agree with him. Watson, upon his sudden retirement, has provided a public service by…

The current issue is always free to everyone On Sunday, October 21, 2007, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and local community groups teamed up to stem the tide of gun violence and the city’s ballooning murder rate, and to take control of the streets. Thousands of men gathered at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in an…

The current issue is always free to everyone A group of journalists is determined to seek a fair retrial of death row prisoner, noted journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, and they point to evidence they say provides further proof of his innocence: photos from the crime scene that the jury never had the…

The current issue is always free to everyone The nationwide problem of prison overcrowding provides a perfect opportunity for society to examine real prison reform. Exorbitant prison spending threatens to cripple state budgets, as lawmakers in many parts of the country allocate more funding to lock up their citizens than to educate them and provide…

The current issue is always free to everyone With fascination, I’ve noted the recent popularity of these television commercials featuring the smart Black guy. You know what I mean, the intelligent, “articulate” and “clean” man of color, someone you wouldn’t mind inviting to your home for dinner. In the commercial, he is invariably called upon…

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The current issue is always free to everyone Don Cheadle’s new film, “Talk To Me,” is the story of the late Petey Greene, the ex-prisoner turned radio personality and Emmy award winning talk show host. After being released from prison in the 1960s, he was hired by WOL 1450 AM in Washington, DC, the station…