Gary Freeman
amnesty.org
The truth about the Star-Spangled Banner
Only the first stanza of John Stafford Smith’s composition makes up the anthem – other stanzas of the song recognizing the birth of a nation expose the hypocrisy of slavery that lie at its core more
Sgt. Alicia Brand U.S. Army Photo
Donald Trump: Rogue exemplar
America has long been a rogue state, and its current president's recent order to attack Syria will do nothing but bring the world closer to Armageddon more
Ahead of Trump's inauguration, I'm thinking of lessons from Martin Luther King
For folks in the U.S. determined that there will be no "new normal" under a Trump presidency, it is not enough to be angry more
Cheol Joon Baek
How Hillary Clinton can still become president
The U.S. presidential election isn’t really over until the Electoral College votes December 19 more
Donald Trump wins – WTF now?
US president-elect Donald Trump's victory is the personification of white male America’s tragically warped sense of entitlement more
Why Wikigate is bigger than Watergate
Julian Assange, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin all have one thing in common: they don't want Hillary Clinton to become president more
Muhammad Ali 1942-2016
The original African-American bad-boy trash talker wore his need to be respected on his sleeve, but he also unwittingly aided efforts to forestall Black self-determination when he turned his back on his mentor Malcolm X more
Cheol Joon Baek
If there was ever a time for the feds to end carding, it's now
Ontario government's own statement reveals glaring dichotomy in new rules on police street checks more
The "party of Lincoln" all Trumped-up
As we watch the drama of American primary season unfold and wonder how a hate-spewing demagogue became the Republican front-runner, it’s wise to remember this history more
Black Panthers salute brings out old anti-black perversions
Scarborough councillor Jim Karygiannis – seemingly oblivious to certain events in black history – says Beyoncé Super Bowl performance promoted “gun culture” and “anti-police” sentiment more
Ethan Eisenberg
The last word on Trudeau's oath of allegiance to the Queen
Justin Trudeau's father recognized the problems inherent in being subject to the authority of Westminster when he patriated the Constitution of Canada from British authority in 1982. Time to complete the separation. more
Election lesson
In the 60s, black activists knew that a protest rally was not a party, but that it should lead to a party - a political one more
Beyond Charleston
Efforts to purge the U.S. of the ultimate symbol of white supremacy shouldn't stop in South Carolina - seven other states still have flags with Confederate iconography more
Rachel Dolezal: black like me
If the word "race" has any resonance at all, it is when it's paired with the word "human" more
Reserving justice
The Supreme Court misses an opportunity to help undo native mistrust of the jury system more
Vanessa Samual
Enforcing disorder
These days we have carding and over-policed marginalized communities. It’s as if nothing has changed since the extreme policing of colonial times more
Gary Freeman: My underground railroad out of extradition
I didn't know at the time I fled a racially riled America that I was following in the footsteps of slaves like John Anderson more