If only Trump would say these words
In fact, it’s worse than Trump neither mentioning nor even tweeting “Black Lives Matter”– despite tweeting repeatedly “Law & Order,” which has long been viewed as a racist dog whistle…
Trump’s use of unidentified security forces echoes Putin’s ‘little green men’
Amid the tear gas and rubber bullets, a dangerous Trump trend has arisen. While DC police are required by law to wear badges, unidentified federal law enforcement officials have been…
It’s time for Asian Americans to unite in solidarity with black Americans (opinion)
“The problem with silence is that it can’t speak up and say why it’s silent,” writes Hong. “And so silence collects, becomes amplified, takes on a life outside our intentions,…
Dare we believe that this time will be different? (opinion)
On Friday, Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League responded to the demands of black NFL players and spoke out against racism. “We, the National Football League, admit…
Biden’s startling weapon against Trump (opinion)
Too bad they weren’t from the actual president. Biden’s speech could not have distinguished him more from President Donald Trump. While Trump seems to think chaos benefits him and acts…
The danger of blaming Covid-19 deaths on our genes (opinion)
The reasons for this disparity remain unclear. Theories have included differences in the quality of healthcare and its accessibility, population testing rates or age, differences in mutations of the virus,…
Why protesting isn’t enough (opinion)
In the two weeks since his death, a national civil rights movement has blossomed. Though there have been some instances of looting and violence, by and large, the peaceful #BlackLivesMatter…
This week in America would make RFK weep (opinion)
If there’s one thing Kennedy couldn’t stand, it was the sort of person who spoke to the basest instincts in the human condition, those bullies willing to play up our…
Trump may shoot himself in the foot with a split-city GOP convention (opinion)
The Republican National Convention was slated to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, in August. But the pandemic struck, and the governor has insisted on a scaled down event with…
America needs white people to step up (opinion)
Not safely, anyway. As a black man, as the son and grandson and great grandson of black men, as a father of a black teenager, I’ve known the fear I…