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Ferguson Riots and Black Stigma

Rather than waiting until the specific details concerning the #MichaelBrown case were released- like the specifics of the autopsy, the detailed officers report, the toxicology report or the result of an investigation into Brown’s death- Ferguson residents decided to act.…
Derryck Green
August 20, 2014
CulturePolitics

Fire in Ferguson

Ferguson, Missouri is on fire. Once again, a city is in chaos because of an “injustice” inflicted upon a black person at the hands of a (racist) white person. In this case, that white person happens to be- as of…
Derryck Green
August 14, 2014
Culture

Sanctimonious Whiteskins vs The Washington Redskins

This past week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (specifically, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) rescinded the trademark registration and protection of the Washington Redskins because it decided the name 'Redskins' was, or is, “disparaging to Native Americans.”  Clearly,…
Derryck Green
June 23, 2014
Culture

Racism & Misplaced Priorities

The past couple of weeks the country has been in the midst of a media-prolonged, emotional orgasm over the “racist” statements of Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and the racial comments made in a private conversation that NBA franchise owner…
Derryck Green
April 30, 2014
Culture

My Brother’s Keeper Won’t Keep

In my opinion, the president’s initiative, “My Brother’s Keeper”- an attempt to effectively target and positively influence the lives of young black men, may be too little too late.  This initiative should have been a priority five years ago, immediately…
Derryck Green
February 28, 2014
CulturePolitics

Blacks Must Become Multilingual

This isn’t a call for blacks to learn an additional language to communicate alongside the English we speak now.  Even though Hispanics are an increasing percentage of the population- displacing blacks as the largest minority in the process- I’m not…
Derryck Green
February 19, 2014
CulturePolitics

Forty-One Years of Roe v. Wade

Today marks the 41st year since Roe v. Wade decision, which said that women not only have a right to abortion, but it it’s protected by the Constitution. Since that decision, it is estimated that over 57 million babies in America…
Derryck Green
January 22, 2014