Feb 25, 20153 minwho speaks for the african american?Our challenge is for a new generation of African American leaders, clergy and politicians to unite on the pressing issues facing our people.
Feb 20, 20156 minthe state of the american negroAs I ponder the state of the American Negro on the eve of President Obama’s State of the Union address, and the anniversary of the death...
Feb 1, 20156 minhope denied and the dream deferredAs Barack Obama feverishly attempts to craft a lasting legacy with less than two years remaining in his Presidency, the African American...
Jan 18, 20153 minsupreme ignorance is not confined to the poor and uneducatedRupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of the News Corporation which owns 21st Century Fox, Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal,...
Jan 12, 20155 minthe obama backlashThe election of Barack Hussein Obama as the first African American President was hailed by most as a watershed moment in the centuries...
Dec 22, 20145 mincable news’ attempts to shape public opinionAs the avalanche of evidence continues to accrue, exposing the deepening racial divide in this country, the mythological concept of a...
Dec 18, 20143 mina disservice to the raceJust when it seemed that the red hot embers emanating from the firestorm surrounding sexual misconduct charges against Bill Cosby had...
Dec 6, 20144 minthe color of justiceThe continuing aftermath and ongoing discussions about what constitutes justice in the tragic police shootings of unarmed black teenager...
Dec 4, 20143 minthe new plantationWhen I see major college football powerhouses like Alabama, FSU, and Auburn, I see the plantations that my forefathers slaved on all over...
Nov 25, 20142 mindeath of another black iconThe recent avalanche of tawdry allegations directed at African American icon Bill Cosby resurrects feelings of profound loss akin to the...
Nov 20, 20144 minthe nfl's latest assault on black athletesThe NFL’s latest disciplinary action against Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson smacks of institutional and structural...
Nov 7, 20142 minabout TheTruthTellerTrue, This! — Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanters wand! — itself is...
Nov 2, 20143 minsam again makes headlinesPerennial NFL hopeful Michael Sam just made headlines again. Not for being the first openly gay player to be drafted, but for being cut...
Oct 29, 20144 mintearing down the walls of structural racismThis article is Part 4 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. More than one hundred sixty years after the...
Oct 29, 20143 mingovernment sponsored bioterrorism in the 21st centuryThe recent Ebola outbreak again begs the question of whether the raging pandemic in Africa has its origins in Western laboratories, or at...
Sep 24, 20143 minthe new face of western imperialismAs the United States again rallies European support (under the guise of NATO) for another military foray into the Middle East in the name...
May 15, 20142 minrecognizing racismThis article is Part 3 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Now that we’ve been publicly reminded that...
May 7, 20143 minfor the love of money: the right to be racistThis article is Part 2 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Although I do not agree with the racist...
Apr 29, 20143 mindonald sterling and the silent majorityThis article is Part 1 in a four-part series from Gerald Torrence on The Truth About Racism. Why the righteous indignation over the...