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By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist As a logical, traditional common-sense person — not to mention a teacher of English — I have always appreciated plain speech and clear thoughts, although not necessarily in that order. This is the underlying reason ...

By Dr. Eleanor Wint Guest Contributor Many people of colour (POC) have, at one time or another, thought, or said out loud, “Is it because I am Black?” When I was growing up, I never asked myself that question. I ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The week of May 3- May 9, 2021 was celebrated as Mental Health Awareness Week. While it is important to be aware of something that literally affects anyone, and that about a quarter of the ...

By Patrick C. Graham, Ph.D. Guest Contributor The revelation, last week, by the Innocence Project and American Civil Liberties Union that DNA and fingerprint evidence did not match Ledell Lee, a Black man executed in 2017 for the murder of ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Speaking of being pulled over, by the police, the criminal “justice” system is at the heart of much of the Black collective trauma. In the book, “No Name in the Street” — written by American ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist People the world over, regardless of race, age, culture or religion held their collective breath as they waited, last week, for the verdict in the trial surrounding the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black ...

By Kent Roach Guest Contributor The police killing of George Floyd begs for effective remedies that respond both to past harms while also preventing future harm. Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of three counts in the killing ...

By Temitope Oriola Guest Contributor The guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd signposts a defining moment, beyond policing. Finding Chauvin guilty on all counts should have consequences for policing in the United States, ...

The verdict is in. Derek Chavin is guilty on all counts. What does this mean? Justice was served in this case. Justice prevailed. But the justice we need is bigger than the verdict of this one case. Hopefully, this case ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist When will the echo No Justice! No Peace! cease? Just when the entire world was beginning to grasp (even if momentarily) intricacies of policing — the difference between position and disposition; use of excessive force; ...