Yes, This Is Sabotage.

WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA STOOD on that stage with young brothers from his hometown of Chicago to announce the My Brother's Keeper initiative, it filled me with an awe I had never known before. Perhaps it was the imagery of seeing a new generation of promising Black men, full of talent and skills to be brought …

Internal Polls Are Great, Aren’t They?

Back in 2011, I had the opportunity to meet Otis Rolley, a native of Jersey City, New Jersey who was running for mayor after an eight-year run as Baltimore's Director of Planning. As one who treasures infrastructure, I was drawn to Rolley's background, and saw him as a possibly a great choice to lead the …

Reparations: Yet Another “Conversation”

I had to laugh weeks ago when discussing Ta-Nehisi Coates' piece, "The Case For Reparations" with friends on Twitter. Having known what to expect from Coates for a while now, it did not shock me that people were waiting with the proverbial bated breath as they watched the trailer--yes, in the manner of a summer …