by Terrance Heath | Sep 26, 2014 | Progressive Vision
What passes for justice in police shootings, and extra-legal shootings, of young black men neither satisfies nor inspires us to “trust the system.” In response to the epidemic of police violence that’s taken the lives of Michael Brown, John Crawford, and countless...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 24, 2014 | Progressive Vision
The New York Times caught hell for an article characterizing television producer Shonda Rhimes as an “angry black woman,” but anger is still privileged in “post-racial” America. The only thing more shocking than Alessandra Stanley’s New York Times article that called...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2014 | Economy, Gender Justice
The White House will hold a Summit on Working Families today, as part of Democrats' efforts to craft an economy that works for working families. Here are five policies with broad popular support that could make a family-friendly economy a reality. 1. Livable Wages...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 19, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
With one bizarre Facebook post Rep. Mark Sanford (R, SC) dis-engaged his “Appalachian Trail” “soulmate,” and went from being a comeback kid to being punchline, again. And that’s not even the crazy part. Dumping someone via Facebook isn’t new. Countless teenagers do it...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 16, 2014 | Progressive Vision
The New York Times informed us that Michael Brown was “no angel.” When being young and black is to be guilty until proven innocent, black children must be “angelic” just to be worthy of living. The Times initially defended its “no angel” assessment of Michael Brown’s...
