By Scotty Reid, freelance writer

Whether it is politics, the sports arena or general labor disputes, the analogy comparing modern labor disputes with the permanent stain of slavery just keep coming. The latest comparison was made by HBO’s Real Sports anchor Bryant Gumbel who said that NBA commissioner David Stern was some kind of modern-day plantation overseer. Republican and Tea Party favored Representative Alan West (R-FL), two months ago called Jesse Jackson and others out…

A Detroit mother’s trust turned into a nightmare that resulted in her son losing his freedom. The case is so egregious that it is the only thing more egregious than the lack of media coverage about the specifics of the case. When news began to spread that four people were murdered in an alleged crack house on Runyon Street in 2007, then 14-year-old Devontae Sanford was eager to help the police find the killer. It is important to note that Devontae has special needs and his mother, Taminko…

In March 2011 it was reported that President Obama secretly authorized the CIA to help Libyan rebels to overthrow the government of Muammar Ghaddafi. President Obama authorized this support including the U.S. participation in NATO bombings citing humanitarian reasons namely to prevent the slaughter of civilians by Ghaddafi forces. However, in March 2011 and perhaps earlier,…

Representative Mel Watt, who represents the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina that includes Charlotte, wants the district and others to remain virtually unchanged. Last week the North Carolina NAACP and NC Alliance of Black Elected Officials met to discuss the newly proposed district maps drawn up by Republicans. Representative Watt is listed as a …

Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning Jr. issued an order Monday that impacts 200 at risk children in Mecklenburg County and thousands across the state. At issue is the funding of the pre-kindergarten program “More at Four”and the state budget cuts put forth by Republicans. In the order Judge…