Opinions

What Swedish Mechanics Remind Us About Labor Justice

      When Swedish mechanics working for Tesla walked off the job in late October, their action may not have seemed consequential to most Americans. But, by way of contrast, these workers now powerfully remind us not only of some of the most glaring defects of American labor relations, but also of pathways that can return the U.S. to a greater measure of economic equality and labor justice. […]

Local News

A heinous three letter word

     No one is revealing the name that Super Pete used to describe Black Board member, Torey Alston, but Pete understands that it is a word used during slavery that was swirled from massah’s mouth with the intent of dehumanizing a grown Black man in a similar way as the n-word.  It’s a little word, only three letters, but it leaves a punch to the gut of Black men that is emasculating. […]

National News

Reviewing Our Past: “The Teaching Our Own History” Task Force

 “Teaching Our Own History (TOOH) Task Force” tasked my organization, Five and Two Solutions Group Inc. (FTSG) to write this article “Reviewing Our Past.”  I accepted the task as a privilege and honor.   This came about after a briefing, that encompassed pre-slavery to present day, provided to the Task Force on the “Five and Two Solutions’ New World African (NWA) Studies, A Primer to Decision Making Process.” NWA is also an Ayisyen (Haitian) word which means black.  […]