Can a Radical Black Mayor Make a Revolution?
The obvious answer is no. Revolutions are not made through electoral power, particularly at a municipal level. Elected government office can create important societal [...]
Policy & Race
Racial Politics in the US: Activist Kamau Franklin on Why Black America Favors the Establishment
By Daniel Falcone Criticism of black Americans and their voting rights and preferences from the GOP right-wing is undoubtedly dangerous and illiberal. In this interview [...]
Could This Be the Beginning of the End of the American Project?
As Donald Trump takes full control of the American government, there is a feeling that the country has moved both backward in time and forward toward a troubling reckoning. [...]
Was Dr. King’s Radical Legacy Replaced with a Sanitized Version for the Sake of White Comfort?
[Originally Published January 17, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star] January 15 would have been the 89th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2017 marks the 49th year since his [...]
Why Stephen K. Bannon, Trump’s Chief Strategist, Is So Dangerous for Black People
[Originally Published January 20, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star] Stephan K. Bannon will be a name you will want to remember. He has the new president’s ear. He also has a [...]
Jeff Sessions Embodies the Old South
[Appreared January 11, 2017 on the Real News] Kamau Franklin, a longtime activist and civil rights attorney and author joins Real News to discuss day two of the [...]
Jefferson Sessions, the Soon-to-be Attorney General, Embodies the Old South
(Originally Published January 10, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) In 10 days, a man by the name of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III will most likely become the Attorney General [...]
Why Black Cops Are Dangerous to Black Lives
(Originally Published January 9, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) A soon-to-be-released study set to publish next month in Public Administration Review titled “Will More Black [...]
Here Is What President Obama Should Say Directly to the Black Community In His Farewell Address
(Originally published January 7, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a farewell address to the American people on January 10 from his [...]
Conservatives’ Outcry Against Torture Incident Is Blatant Attempt to Push Narrative That Actually Endangers Black Bodies
(Originally published January 6, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) A young Black woman in Chicago participated in and streamed an unquestionably horrible and ugly attack on [...]
