Areva Martin

On the eve of Special Needs Network’s 11th annual Evening Under the Stars autism gala, I’m reminded of the power of patience and what we can learn about this often elusive concept from icons like Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both men bear evidence to the long-suffering nature of advocacy and the […]

If Donald Trump’s bigotry and xenophobia weren’t reason enough to work to defeat him, he gave all women two additional reasons on Monday night: Rosie O’Donnell and Alicia Machado. Trump’s personal attacks on these women and mothers went beyond anything we have ever witnessed during a presidential debate. We can laugh it off; excuse it

Donald Trump has spent the last month executing a questionable outreach strategy to African-Americans voters. From a Black church in Detroit to a town hall meeting in Ohio, he has on more than one occasion made a direct appeal to Black voters. Most pundits agree that his clumsy and insulting speeches have been designed to

If Trump had any chance of winning the election in November, it should have been completely obliterated yesterday.  The internet exploded over the senseless murders of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte. Millions of people watched the video of an unarmed Crutcher being shot by a white office as his car

Every time an unarmed African-American is shot by a white police officer, I can pretty much script the response. Outrage on Twitter. Trending hashtags. A call for a Department of Justice investigation. An emotional plea by activists for justice. A space subsequent civil rights lawsuit. Brief news coverage of the viral video. Then back to business

Donald Trump admitting that Barack Obama was born in the United States is the equivalent of a slave master acknowledging that African-Americans were human and not chattel. With his latest campaign statement, Trump once again shows how clueless he is about white male privilege and minorities. Trump has spent the last five years viciously maligning