By Teri Williams Contributing Columnist The key to overcoming racism is to confront the issues and not be discouraged or dismayed. Social justice impacts our […]
Category: Opinion
A dangerous trifecta of complacency, cynicism, indifference
By Kelvin Sauls Guest Columnist Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” The conservative Christian nationalists have […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Clarence Thomas’ continuing payback
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Following the heavy fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s final rejection of the use of race criteria as a […]
STREET BEAT ‘Do you think a post-racial society is possible?’
Athena Fulay Washington, D.C. “I don’t think it’s possible, nor should it be. The differences that we have … is a strength. What is lacking […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Lancaster incident new challenge for sheriff
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “It’s disturbing, no ifs and or buts about it.” A clearly troubled Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna minced […]
ON THE MONEY: Brown is the new white as population changes
By John Grace Contributing Columnist I will never forget my conversation with Kenny from Kentucky. Kenny believed that the primary problem in the U.S. is […]
STREET BEAT: ‘How do you plan to stay cool in this week’s heat?’
Playa del Rey “I do not have an AC unit because I’m a mile from the beach. When it gets really hot, I have a […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Homelessness: L.A.’s never-ending crisis
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is plainly worried. She had just seen the new report from the Los Angeles Homeless […]
STREET BEAT: ‘What did you think of the affirmative action decision?’
Logan Langlois Nashville “It’s abysmal. It is an excuse to work against progress that has been made in affirmative action. It could only have been […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Chief must use mandate to oust bad cops
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist One of the worst kept secrets about law enforcement in California, especially Los Angeles, is that local police departments […]