The Appeal Of Easy Fixes Despondent Americans eager to listen to demagogues
WASHINGTON – There is great appeal in fundamental beliefs that can be summarized in short sentences. The problem is...
Tag: Police Brutality
Is Police Brutality The Main Issue Affecting African Americans? The main problem is crime stemming from ignorance and poverty
WASHINGTON – Thanks to highly publicized official investigations, some of them led by the US Department of Justice, America...
African-Americans Feel Persecuted By White Police The perception is that Blacks are targeted, while White police officers who deliberately kill Blacks will go free, in all cases. No justice
WASHINGTON – Perception, as we know, is reality. And, sadly, right now the large US African-American community (more than 40...
The Ferguson Riots Prove That America Is Still Divided Along Racial Lines Blacks firmly believe that they cannot get real justice in White America. "The system is fixed"
WASHINGTON – As many had predicted, the Grand Jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on his...
The Hong Kong Demonstrators Cannot Win Against Beijing Most of them know that China will never accept a political defeat
WASHINGTON – As I look at the developing story of the extremely large Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, my sense...
Perceptions and Misperceptions About Black Crime And White Police Brutality Too many young Blacks are engaged in crime. Hence tough law enforcement targeting them. But this leads Black communities to believe that all policemen are racist
WASHINGTON – The killing by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, of a Black young man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, ...