Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD

The current issue is always free to everyone Is California the “new” Florida? That’s what many voters are asking after the nation’s largest state, California, was engaged in a massive voter dispute around “Decline To States” (DTS) voters (what the rest of the nation commonly refers to as Independent voters) in last week’s primary election.…

The current issue is always free to everyone Change happened this week. It’s the kind of political change that doesn’t happen very often – some might even say has NEVER happened in this instance. It’s the kind of change that breeds excitement and changes others that who, normally, would not get involved. Exciting times don’t…

The black community has become known for its horrifically low voter turnouts. Conceding your vote is the ultimate surrender, but when the black community becomes highly engaged, through some salient issue or personality, it often represents either the margin of victory or the margin of defeat. We were the margin of victory for John F.…

In the meantime, Obama beats four of the five top Republican candidates and is even with the fifth. An American public that wants change can’t lose sight of the end game by getting twisted in the primary mix. And we can’t afford a Democratic Party without a message. Only one candidate in either major party…

The current issue is always free to everyone 2008 represents the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of America’s 20th Century social reformer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This week is also where King has transitioned from conscious social reformer to “dreamer” – really an insult to the legacy and the memory of King. We will…

The current issue is always free to everyone For the reform agenda of the nation’s second largest (and most dysfunctional) public school system, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the year in which major revelations to fix a broken system came and went. One thing we know for sure, for LAUSD Superintendent, Admiral David Brewer,…

The current issue is always free to everyone Former Senator, George Mitchell, released the long-awaited report on Congress’ investigation into the impact of the use of steroids in baseball. On one hand, it was a vindication of Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, the players who brought about a renewed interest in the game…

The current issue is always free to everyone The Barack Obama campaign has been rising in polls as fast as highway 40 going north. Then the campaign hit the afterburners and rolled out its biggest gun in Iowa this past weekend, Oprah Winfrey. There is no bigger individual (living) brand in America than Oprah. There…

Whether or not the study substantiates black optimism fading, or black progress in regression, the state of Black America is really the state of some harsh racial realities in America – realities that Blacks see one way, Whites see another and everybody sees somewhere in-between. To ignore that Blacks are still disproportionately discriminated against, and…