Politics & Current Events

The Chains Changed Their Sound The chains do not always clank anymore, and that may be one of the hardest lessons to recognize in modern America. Sometimes control arrives dressed in contracts, endorsements, public relations, sponsorship agreements, and carefully managed careers. A successful Black athlete can earn more money than generations before him ever imagined,

A Morning That Should Have Been Ordinary There is something especially disturbing about a serious confrontation beginning over something as ordinary as breakfast. According to the account surrounding an incident at a Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a 75-year-old woman identified as Anita Grayson entered the restaurant after having a problem with a drive-through

Seeing Value Where Everybody Else Sees Trash When I see a junk-removal truck parked outside somebody’s house, I probably do not immediately think I am looking at a sophisticated business. I see an old mattress. I see a broken television. I see furniture somebody no longer wants. I see boxes that may have been sitting

A Question America Has Answered Before There is something troubling about hearing America return to a question I thought we had already answered: Which children deserve an education? Public schools have never been perfect, and our history proves that access has never been equally distributed without a struggle. Still, education remains one of the main

There Is Another Side of the Investment World Most of us are introduced to money through the financial doors we can easily see. We learn about savings accounts, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, 401(k)s, IRAs, and maybe real estate. Those are legitimate ways to save, invest, and build financial security. The deeper I

The Question Behind Where I Spend My Money There is a question I believe is worth asking whenever I reach into my pocket: Why should I keep giving my money to people who have made it clear they do not respect me? That question becomes even more complicated when race enters the picture. Black Americans

The Scandal Most People Remember When people from my generation hear the name Milli Vanilli, the scandal often comes to mind before the music. Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan became international stars almost overnight. They had the long braids, the coordinated clothes, the dancing, and the kind of looks made for television. Their songs were