How Shameful Policies Increase America’s Gun Violence
This week, a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing asks the question, “what should America do about gun violence?” As usual, the primary focus is on guns rather than those who misuse them, but unfortunately both President Obama’s and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s proposals will do little to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. [...]
We Cannot Stop Until Children Stop Dying From Gun Violence
On Saturday, January 26, I and many others will gather on the National Mall for the March on Washington for Gun Control. We are calling on members of Congress and state legislators to passcommon sense gun safety laws to stop the epidemic of preventable child and adult gun deaths. Others are marching in Boston, San Francisco, [...]
Kirsten West-Savali: Django Criticism by Lee, Smiley and Others is Uninformed
Are Spike Lee, Tavis Smiley and others speaking of things they don’t understand when they criticize the film, “Django Unchained?” True or not, both men have gained reputations as being jealous egomaniacs who seek to monopolize dialogue about the black experience. Others say that they are righteous pundits who speak truth to power. In the [...]
Here Are the 23 Executive Actions President Obama Signed on Gun Violence
If you’ve been watching the news, then you certainly know that President Obama took executive action on Wednesday to thwart gun violence, but do you have any idea what specific action the president took? Here is a list from the White House of the 23 executive actions that Obama signed: 1. “Issue a presidential memorandum [...]
Female Prison Inmates Often Suffer Horrible Abuses from Male Guards
Does it make sense to allow women to be guarded by men? Does it make even more sense that, in many cases, these guards get the benefit of the doubt from authorities and are often unsupervised? That’s what people are starting to question and challenge. Eleanor J. Bader at Truthout.org writes on the issue, [...]
Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Sandy Hook
Some are openly speculating as to whether or not there will be a backlash to the release of the new film, “Django Unchained” as a result of the recent killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. One reason that some think there could be a negative public reaction is because one of the [...]
President Obama Lays Out Plan For Gun Control at Press Briefing
President Obama held a press conference on Wednesday where he outlined what steps he would be taking to address gun violence in America. Obama said he would be charging Vice President Joe Biden with leading a team to develop “concrete proposals” to end killings like the massacre which took the lives of twenty children and [...]
Father Michael Pfleger Says We Should Protect Black and Brown Kids From Guns Also
In this interview, Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks with Father Michael Pfleger of the St. Sabina Church on the Southside of Chicago. Father Pfleger has been a fierce advocate for equality and has long battled against discrimination. Father Pfleger says that the recent killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut should be a wake up [...]
Senators Saying that “All Options are on the Table” in Gun Control Debate
President Barack Obama is under increased pressure to respond to the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. The nation is now finding that it’s patience for the lack of gun control in America is starting to wear thin. Both Democrats and Republicans have danced around the issue of controlling guns and assault rifles that are readily [...]
Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral: No Easy Answer for Obama
Writing at his website, Earl Ofari Hutchinson weighs in on the debate surrounding whether President Obama should attend the funeral of the 15-year-old girl who was gunned down on the South Side of Chicago soon after performing at his inaugural festivities. The clamor continues for President Obama to attend the funeral of 15 year [...]
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