CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Officer Michael Brelo trial isn’t even over yet and the verdict has yet to be handed down but a group of clergy is asking residents to control their emotions in advanced. Cleveland Pastors want the city to remain calm and in order, regardless of the outcome. “We are aware that […]

UPDATE: Thursday, March 12, 1:55 PM EST  Two men and one woman were questioned in connection to the shooting of two veteran officers in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night. A police spokesman has confirmed that the group was seen making a hole in the roof of their Ferguson home. After being questioned last night, they were […]

“The single story creates stereotypes and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” –Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I have been Black under several constructs. Indeed if you live in the United States and have only lived in the United States, […]

  They Were Shown Out After a White Customer Felt ‘Threatened’   Right as the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, people are flocking to social media to condemn a South Carolina restaurant for its allegedly racist actions. According to CBS affiliate WCSC-TV, Michael Brown and 24 of his family and […]

OBERLIN, OH (WOIO) – Classes at Oberlin College were canceled on Monday after several hate-related incidents. Students say that for the past several months, there have been flyers posted around campus degrading African Americans and homosexuals. Early Monday morning, there was a report of a person wearing a KKK outfit on campus. The incident remains […]

When I see the evolution of the case of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old boy who was killed by a night watchman under suspicious circumstances, I am both impressed and concerned. I am impressed that the world has come together to find justice for Trayvon. His death will not be in vain; for, I am sure there is a legislator who will be able to more readily pass an important gun control law as a result of Trayvon’s sacrifice. His death may save quite a few lives.