Venezuela and the revenge of the mad-dog empire
Only in the world of comic-book fantasies is the United States a friend to the oppressed in Africa or anywhere else on the planet....
‘Black Panther’ is enemy propaganda
I finally got around to seeing “Black Panther.”
I’ve been Black nearly seven decades. My Blackness does not require affirmation from the Disney/Marvel comics universe,...
‘Black Panther’ is the movie we deserve
As long as there have been movies, there have been movie heroes.
From Douglas Fairbanks’ swashbuckling heroes like Zorro and Robin Hood in the 1920s,...
‘Black Panther’ showcases STEM applications
As I sat in the theater mesmerized by Marvel’s record-breaking “Black Panther,” there were so many moments and messages that filled me with an...
Erik Killmonger is the real MVP of ‘Black Panther’
Editor’s note: Commentaries on this page contain spoilers for the “Black Panther” movie.
Marvel’s big screen adaptation of “Black Panther” surpassed all expectations of its...
Why mass shootings will continue
America has a unique history with firearms. The settler colonial state enshrined gun ownership into the constitution because of a determination to maintain chattel slavery and...
Speaking to our children about violence
A familiar verse penned from the gospel writer Luke said the angels proclaimed at the birth of Christ “peace on earth and goodwill toward...
Stronger gun laws are not the answer
Here we go again.
On Valentine’s Day, 17 students were murdered by a former classmate at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Another...
U.S. escalates Syrian war
The seven-year-old war waged against Syria ought to be over by now.
The jihadist forces backed by the United States, Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia...
Media protecting Obama’s legacy of corruption
As a Black American, it was with a great deal of sadness that I said on Newsmax TV’s “America Talks Live” that Barack Obama...
