Category: Color of Law

Civic ignorance and a lack of critical thinking skills allow fake news to prevail, and provide an opening for a would-be dictator. As America Punishes Its People, Is U.S. Democracy on Its Deathbed?

In a capitalist society, Black people have been unable to build generational wealth from the land that was stolen from them.

the imprisonment and execution of innocent men and women are common, and far more common than you thought.

Millions of people are now at risk, including the white folks who voted for the pain.

These circumstances signify a loss of cultural identity for Black Native Americans, and only serve to erase a history of tribal enslavement. Black Native Americans Struggle for Recognition.

Black America will understand what we did tonight.”

Sadly, members of the Black elite have promoted the continued militarized occupation of police in Black communities and have stood in the way of change.

As pot legalization has become a reality in a number of states, exploring how the Black community should benefit from cannabis is timely, considering that marijuana laws have criminalized the Black community for years and helped fuel mass incarceration.

The question is whether marijuana legalization and taxation could become an economic development pathway for Black people, in the manner that Native American nations are making it work for them.

Other nations such as Germany, Belgium and Canada have undergone reconciliation to tackle their colonial and genocidal atrocities.