Archive for October 2019
Philly child shootings show we can’t wait for government to reduce violence
This past weekend in Philadelphia a 2-year-old was shot in the head and died. Just a day before, an 11-month-old baby was shot four times and lived. And while my prayer is that something good can come from this assault on our children, reality says prayer is not enough. Philadelphia’s black and brown community —…
Read More Rally For Justice Coalition Demands 3 Provisions Of Accountability In New PPD Contract
It’s happened again. A white police officer in Texas has shot and killed a black person in their own home. In a case reminiscent of Amber Guyger, the former Dallas cop convicted of killing 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean at home, a white police officer in Fort Worth has shot and killed a black woman in…
Read More If ‘crackhouse statute’ does not apply to injection sites, black community should sue
When U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh ruled that a proposal to open a safe injection site for people to use heroin under medical supervision does not violate federal law, I was flabbergasted. Then I was angry. Then I was resolute. I took to the radio airwaves to make a simple claim: If it is legal to operate…
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