Areva Martin

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

Even if millennial’s feel neither Trump nor Clinton has adopted a criminal justice reform or social justice policy agenda that lives up to their expectations, Hillary is the only real choice for African-Americans and millennials who’ve spent the last couple of years protesting and engaging in disruptive politics to move the needle on social justice

“He’s a racist, and she is a liar, so really what’s the difference in choosing both or choosing neither?” This quote from a recent New York Times article doesn’t refer to fictional movie characters, but rather to the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. These blunt, bone-chilling assessments of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have become commonplace amongst young

Many years ago, I learned that fear can be the best teacher and motivator. At the tender age of 18, I entered the University of Chicago as a freshman. This century-old private university founded by oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and nestled in the middle class neighborhood of Hyde Park, Chicago, is best known for

Your past doesn’t have to dictate your future, but if you are smart, you will figure out lessons from it that will enrich your current and future endeavors. I surely have. I know what it’s like to start life at what many pundits may call a disadvantage. I also know that your circumstances don’t define