On Jan. 21, 2011, former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for perjury and obstruction of justice because he lied under oath about his use of torture to extract confessions…
Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released and exonerated after spending 36 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. The men were teenagers when they received a life sentence in 1984 after being convicted of murdering…
Egypt, which along with Tunisia was at the heart of the 2011-12 ‘Arab Spring,’ is in the midst of a new upsurge. It is premature to call it an uprising, but something is afoot in Egypt in opposition to the…
While I try to be a positive, optimistic, and spiritual person, I cannot walk around with blinders ignoring the multitude of corruption, lies, treachery, and downright hate that is becoming a staple of acceptance in this country. Sometimes I feel…
In November 2014, the Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP was scheduled to hold its election. Gill Ford, the NAACP national director of unit administration, and a few corrupt local individuals attempted to suppress members’ votes in order to assure their…
I have seen examples of corruption throughout my life. Some are pretty much like the Coca-Cola driver peddling hot drinks throughout my old neighborhood. How about the time when one of my football coaches offered cash under the table for…
