“It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.” — Mahatma Gandi After the grand jury verdict in the Ferguson incident, and the ruling in the events leading to the […]
I was about 10 years old when I picked up a Jet Magazine and saw the face of Emmett Till on the cover. This little magazine type-booklet was a source of news and entertainment for the black communities. It covered everything from politics to show business. The picture showed Emmett Till’s face twisted and distorted, beaten […]
Thanksgiving in Sacramento, where the big public holiday event is a run to feed hungry people. This year, amid the charitable footsteps and donated turkey dinners, arrives the sad and hollow reality of a nation divided once more by racial inequality, the uneven rule of law and the arbitrary deliverance of justice. Sacramento Voices are […]
Like many people here in the United States, I want to believe that our laws are just. People are charged for crimes they commit; they do their time, life goes on. Unfortunately that is not the case. I do not have any faith in our justice system. I no longer trust our government. The fact […]
On Monday, November 24, 2014, the world awaited the outcome of a grand jury hearing on the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot down by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson. The verdict of this hearing, which was held to determine whether Wilson would be indicted for the shooting, was that Wilson would […]