Areva Martin

I know that the election night results shook many of us to our core. They were certainly unexpected and shocking in ways almost too difficult to comprehend and describe. But despite the outcome, in my best “St. Louis survivor attitude,” I have already begun thinking and planning we both individually and collectively can continue the

Never one for subtlety, Donald Trump recently opted to trade-in his Republican dog whistle for a megaphone when he shouted to a crowd of supporters in Colorado Springs, Colorado that “people” in the heavily minority cities of Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis were going to steal the election from him by committing massive voter fraud.

Leave it to Donald Trump to find new and creative ways to humiliate women.  You would think that after the Washington Post released the shameful video tape of him boasting about sexually assaulting women; after nine women came forward and said he aggressively groped, fondled and kissed them; you’d think after all that, he would figure out a way to avoid putting himself

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