You Can Turn Your Back, But You Can’t Turn Back Time
Posted 12/29/2014America is not going backwards on these issues; we are going forward. And you ought to get in step with where we are headed as a nation together.
It’s Been a Long Time Coming, But Permanent Change Is Within Our Grasp
Posted 12/15/2014If we do not get distracted or deterred, substantive change and police accountability will prevail. It is our job to remain focused and firm in our resolve. In the words of the late great Sam Cooke, it’s been a long time coming, but a change is gonna come.
Marching for Congressional Action on Police Brutality
Posted 12/8/2014Do not be silent. Do not be complacent. Do not continue to live with police misconduct and violence as somehow acceptable. We are not anti-police; we are anti-police-brutality. And today we challenge Congress to follow in the president’s footsteps and take legislative action to protect us, the citizens.
Sustained Indignation
Posted 12/1/2014Change is undeniably hard. Progress is not an exercise in expediency. But if you are committed, then you will understand that you have no choice but to keep going not to see if you will win, but until you win.
Misuse of a Grand Jury
Posted 11/17/2014When there are enough witnesses who say Officer Darren Wilson acted improperly, then why not go to trial, allow both sides to present evidence and make their case, and then let that jury determine Wilson’s guilt or innocence?
A Rose Among the Thorns
Posted 11/10/2014Lynch is without a doubt a consummate professional whose entire career embodies impartiality and justice.There may be a lot of thorns everywhere right now, but she is the rose pushing through to lead the way.
Urgency of Now: Why We Must Vote
Posted 10/20/2014With continued officer-involved shootings, attempts at voter suppression, and ongoing racial and economic disparities, it is easy to push voting to the side. But it is precisely because of tragedies like the deaths of young Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Island, and because of an unequal educational and employment system, that we need to show up at the polls.
Replacing Eric Holder Without Displacing Voting Rights and Civil Rights
Posted 09/29/2014Our job is to ensure that his efforts continue on with the next AG, whoever he or she may be. We in the civil rights community must strongly advocate maintenance and continuance of a Justice Department that will fight aggressively in these areas.



