Category: Editorial
Something to Think About: What Does BLM Really Stand For?
Op-ed by Rev. Michael Vaughn As you know, since the killing of George Floyd Black Lives Matter (BLM) has been front and center in our...
Lovely Warren is Playing Hardball
Op-ed by Shanique Byrd Mayor Lovely Warren gets a few kudos for coming out swinging during Monday’s news conference. The embattled mayor...
Faith Leader’s Roundtable Statement on Daniel Prude’s Death
On March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, and Fransisco Santiago murdered Daniel T. Prude. We – faith...
La’Ron Singletary, the ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ in the Daniel Prude Cover-up?
op-ed by Shanique Byrd Did Mayor Lovely Warren make a necessary sacrifice in hopes of a re-election? The mayor, who is also facing an...
Something to think about: Who’s Been Really Impacted by the Continued Unrest?
Op-ed by Rev. Michael Vaughn As I’m sure you had noticed there has been continued rioting in Portland, Oregon and continued unrest in...
BLACK LIVES MATTER: A Slogan or a confirmation?
Op-ed by Wallace Mabry “All things are subject to interpretation, whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of...
The New ‘Commission on Racial and Structural Equity’ is Already Flawed
Op-ed by Howard Eagle I really hope we’re paying close attention. In the midst of ongoing, post-George-Floyd-murder-rhetoric about...
Survivors Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence Deserve Police Accountability
Op-ed by George Payne In Minneapolis, the world viewed yet another painful display of militant white male privilege, this time resulting in...
Something to Think About: The ‘Real’ Change that is Needed!
Op-ed by Rev. Michael Vaughn As I write this article the country is embroiled in another widespread controversy, the issue of racism in...
COVID 19 Provides More Proof of Racism in our Country
Op-ed by Jerome Underwood and Daan Braveman The COVID19 pandemic has painfully reminded us of long existing disparities in the way people...
