It’s reported that James von Brunn, an 88-year-old white supremacist, walked into The Holocaust Museum and opened fire, apparently killing security guard. von Brunn was also shot and is hospitalized. von Brunn I’ve already heard comparisons to abortion opponent Scott Roeder’s shooting of Dr. George Tillman, and Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad...
When I received an email two days after Brandon McClelland was killed in Paris, and saw the details of this case and how it was handled from the beginning, I knew something was wrong. I knew “beyond a shadow of a doubt” would be difficult. The longer the case drew...
One of the bright spots of my trips back and forth to Paris, Texas has been meeting Jesse Wallace. Jesse is a Paris High School student who is active in extracurricular activities and in his church -Solid Rock Baptist. Sometimes when you see people you just know. The first time...
I just finished up an interview with Dr. Cornell West, which I’m working to have up on the site by this afternoon. We were talking about his role in the movie Stand, which will air this Sunday May 24th on TV One (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central). I will...
BY INDRIA HOLLINGSWORTH On May 4, buses filled with more than 50 excited 5th graders and left from KIPP Truth Academy for a tour of important civil rights destinations. Kipp Academy is a college-preparatory middle school, located in Oak Cliff. The school is dedicated to student success and embraces the...
Gawker and Huffington Post are both weighing in on a photo “slip up” by the Washington Times. The conservative rag attached a picture of President Obama’s daughters to a story about a record number of students killed in Chicago. Neither Sasha or Malia were mentioned in the article. Gawker reports...
Last year for the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, CNN’s launched their documentary series Black in America as reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien. CNN will re-air on April 4th and 5th at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm ET and PT. Listen to my...
At the conference today, Latoya Peterson of Racialicious.com shared this video from Jay Smooth of IllDoctrine.com. In this 3 minute video Jay Smooth sums up a point I’ve been trying to get across on this blog for 3 years: there is a difference between racist behavior and a racist person...
Howard Witt Howard Witt gives Paris a break and visits another Texas town to shine the light on racial injustice. This week he exposed law enforcement in Taneha who forced motorists “to forfeit cash and cars -or be chared with trumped up crimes. Here are a few excepts from Witt’s...
What excuses do post-racial Americans make for this one?
