Grassroots Thinking

Power vs. Equality: Malcolm X Sought Not to Change America But to Change Black People

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Black America must continue to think about the ideological paradigm shift Malcolm ushered in during the 1960s that still holds some sway over a significant portion of those [...]

Can a Radical Black Mayor Make a Revolution?

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

The obvious answer is no. Revolutions are not made through electoral power, particularly at a municipal level. Elected government office can create important societal [...]

Racial Politics in the US: Activist Kamau Franklin on Why Black America Favors the Establishment

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Was Dr. King’s Radical Legacy Replaced with a Sanitized Version for the Sake of White Comfort?

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

[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

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

[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

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

[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

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

(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

January 3, 2018 // 1 Comment

(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

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

(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

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

(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 [...]

A Collection of Poems

Cryptocurrencies, Fake Freedom, and Pan African-Pandering

In metro Atlanta, another cop gets away with killing a Black person

The Fight for Our Minds | A Black Revolutionary Perspective on America’s Mental Health System

A Grassroots Account – How Gentrifiers (New Residents) Are Violent Towards Historically Poor and Working-Class Black Communities

Grassroots Thinking

Messages from Community Movement Builders to the movement

Power vs. Equality: Malcolm X Sought Not to Change America But to Change Black People

Can a Radical Black Mayor Make a Revolution?

Racial Politics in the US: Activist Kamau Franklin on Why Black America Favors the Establishment

Was Dr. King’s Radical Legacy Replaced with a Sanitized Version for the Sake of White Comfort?

Why Stephen K. Bannon, Trump’s Chief Strategist, Is So Dangerous for Black People

Jeff Sessions Embodies the Old South

Jefferson Sessions, the Soon-to-be Attorney General, Embodies the Old South

Why Black Cops Are Dangerous to Black Lives

Here Is What President Obama Should Say Directly to the Black Community In His Farewell Address

Conservatives’ Outcry Against Torture Incident Is Blatant Attempt to Push Narrative That Actually Endangers Black Bodies