This is a message to non-sports fans as well as sports fans. On December 31, four college football teams from big-time football schools, the old Division I-A which is now called the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), will start a three-game playoff for the so-called national championship. These three teams are Alabama, Clemson, Michigan State, and … [Read more…]
“A little good news” in Kentucky last month: among all the recent bad news in criminal justice, the outgoing Democratic governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshar, created a positive situation with the restoration of voting rights for 140,000 felons. This is good news for those of us who contend that once a person serves his or … [Read more…]
We received our weekly reminder that black lives don’t matter last night. While it is not surprising the grand jury did not indict anyone for Sandra Bland’s death in the jail in Waller County, Texas, it is a glaring instance of one more black person, one more black woman, dying in the custody of the police. If … [Read more…]
Below is a letter that I sent to the Roanoke Times and the Washington Post newspapers yesterday. Dear Editor: The article on Virginia marijuana arrests by Tom Jackman of the Washington Post that appeared in the Roanoke Times a few days ago is misleading. Referencing a report by the Drug Policy Alliance, the article duly … [Read more…]