… there are a lot of people with felony convictions who served their time who also deserve just as many chances as a violent teenage Mark Wahlberg received. Wrote a post about it for The Root. There are 5.85 million Americans with felony convictions, but most don’t get the Mark Wahlberg treatment, but instead of punching the repugnant Wahlberg down, why can’t we lift the reformed up? These former inmates need to rejoin society and start their lives over. Continue reading
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ATTN: #CrimingWhileWhite and #AliveWhileBlack Are Important Conversation Starters
Wrote a piece Thursday for ATTN on the Twitter hashtags that have evolved out of the Eric Garner case. When there were no indictments in Garner’s death the hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite emerged, featuring white people telling tales of crime without punishment. Black Twitter users responded with #AliveWhileBlack, telling stories of everyday discrimination. More evidence we still live in two separate Americas. Continue reading
The Root: Bill Cosby Can’t Escape History of Rape Allegations
On The Root today I have a timeline of sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby. It’s a timeline of alleged horrors. Continue reading