Listening to all the black chatter about the post-Obama era, all the indignation, the whining and the lamenting about Donald Trump, makes me think about the Standing Rock protest and standoff in North Dakota. In April 2016, Standing Rock Sioux elder LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, began a resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline that soon Read More…
The economic crisis that began in 2007 was a defining event for industry leaders and government institutions at all levels. For the fortunate, the turmoil of the Great Recession is slowly becoming a distant memory, one that is relegated to the past. For far too many, however, the struggle continues, especially for communities of color Read More…
Not long ago, MSNBC was the first network I turned on in the morning and the last I turned off at night. As opportunities would allow, I was a loyal viewer throughout the day. I counted on it as a primary source of unbiased reporting, “straight” news and great discussion of issues of importance and Read More…
