“The history of racial violence in our country is both omnipresent and ...” — Clint Smith Quote

The history of racial violence in our country is both omnipresent and unspoken. It is a smog that surrounds us that few will admit is there.

It's incredibly important to understand history... when it comes to inequality.

Those who support the death penalty are accepting a practice that is both ineffective and fundamentally flawed.

Living under the perpetual and pervasive threat of racism seems, for black men and black women, to quite literally reduce lifespans.

Oppression doesn't disappear just because you decided not to teach us that chapter.

Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won't admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.

I'll be the first to admit it - after the first episode, I wasn't sold on Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor of 'Doctor Who,' with the bewildered Clara following behind like a lost puppy, haphazardly flinging aggression around like cream pies in a 'Three Stooges' marathon.

There are people who just love to destroy other people. It saddens me to admit that, I think, at whatever state of human civilisation we arrive at, the will to destroy other people is something that is innate in some people.