Tag: Darren Wilson

The Brown incident is not an isolated case, but reflects the racial prejudices held by American law enforcement officers.

The grand jury in the Michael Brown case has determined that the use of excessive force is a legitimate legal defense. The decision impacts mainly people of color.

One can at once establish two contradictory facts: Americans believe in their judiciary, but at the same time lack confidence in its ability to make decisions when it comes to the deeply-rooted problem of racial discrimination.

Blacks and whites in America stand in irreconcilable opposition — a fact that the first black president has been unable to alter.

That, with Obama, a black man became president for the first time was a milestone in the fight for equality. Yet there are still many problems to solve.

But Obama came to office on a tide of optimism that old problems could be solved with innovative solutions... YES WE CAN, the slogan went. Apparently, we can’t.