About Walter L Fields
Walter L. Fields
Walter Fields is a native of Hackensack, New Jersey and has been a social justice advocate since childhood. In elementary school he penned letters to sitting presidents of the United States to convey his concerns. During middle school he served as crew chief for an innovative television station for the local Board of Education (WHBE-TV) and was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. His early training as a youth leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (A.M.E.Z.) Church also strengthened his cultural awareness and developed his social consciousness. He began attending city council meetings in his hometown to speak out on issues when he was twelve years old. The next year, the city’s mayor made Walter the youngest appointee to a city board in his hometown’s history, naming him to the Youth Guidance Council that oversaw children and youth programming, and juvenile justice concerns. This early experience propelled him to a career in journalism and public policy that has extended over three decades.
Walter has been a consultant and advisor to candidates and elected officials across the political spectrum, and for many years was the only independently registered Black lobbyist in New Jersey. He has worked across communications mediums – television, radio, and the Internet – as a commentator, journalist, and publisher. His work in journalism has earned him awards from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists, and the New York City Deadline Club. Walter has been involved in projects internationally in Japan, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, and the United Kingdom. During his career he has served as an executive in the private and public sectors and spent seven years as an officer and Board Member of the New Jersey NAACP and New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University, a master’s degree in public administration from the Wagner Graduate School at New York University (NYU), where he was a Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow, and a master’s degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow.
Throughout his career he has been an advocate for education equity, and it is that issue that led him to help conceive the National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED) at his alma mater, Morgan State University, where he now oversees the family engagement and public policy portfolio. His work aligns with his research focus on Black fathers as a doctoral student in the Applied Sociology and Social Justice Ph.D. program at the university.
Writings Archive
Archives of Walter L. Fields
The following are articles that were published in online publications, in the daily and weekly press, and print magazines and journals.
“The Master Plan: preserving black colleges,” The Baltimore Afro-American, 1978*
“Morgan’s continuing struggle,” The Baltimore Afro-American, October 11, 1980*
“Save MSU and Coppin,” The Baltimore Afro-American, November 14, 1981*
“Save Black Colleges,” The Record, May 15, 1987
“Dwight Morrow battle a grim reminder of racism in America,” Letter to the Editor, The Record, May 17, 1987
"Private groups can ease housing crisis," The Record, December 13, 1987
“Naming a street for Dr. King,” Letter to the Editor, The Record, December 15, 1987
“The Jackson effect on the Democratic Party,” Minority Business Journal of New Jersey, Vol. 2, No. 5, September 1988
“Hackensack confronts the cost of growth,” The Record, October 2, 1988
“The Politics of Power,” The African Spirit, New York University Office of African-American Student Services, Vol. 1, No. 2, October 1989
“The 1988 Jackson Campaign, the Black Vote, and the Democratic Party,” The Wagner Review, Winter 1989**
“The Debate Over DC Statehood,” The Wagner Review, Spring 1990**
“Making New York City’s Government Serve our Communities,” (Community Service Society), December 1991
"The case for redistricting," The Record, October 28, 1992
“Historical Precedent: The Census,” New Jersey African-Americans and the 1990 Census, Annual Report of the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute, 1993
"A chance for diversity in Bergen County politics," The Record, March 9, 1993
"Blacks battle the glass ceiling of 'qualifications'," The Record, March 22, 1993
"Society has little value for the black man's life." The Record, April 14, 1993
''We need to raze picket fence of 'community'," The Record, June 14, 1993
''With friends like these, who are our enemies?" The Record, June 22, 1993
"It is time we fixed the root cause of teen violence," The Record, July 5, 1993.
"My plea to the Boss is 'Yankees stay home'," The Record, July 19, 1993
''Whitman's Mistake," The Record, July 26, 1993
"Kids are not widgets in school choice market," The Record, August 23, 1993
"Our future at stake in school funding tragedy," The Record, September 6, 1993
"Taking a trip 'home' to the past and present," The Record, September 20, 1993
"Looking at the pain of the past for our future," The Record, October 15, 1993
"Bridges across the gap between us and Africa," The Record, October 18, 1993
"Lifestyles and Politics," The Connection News, October 30, 1993
"It's very doubtful Whitman is up to the task," The Record, November 8, 1993
"Doing right by a similarly oppressed people," The Record, November 22, 1993
"Focus attention on groups outside Whitman organization," Gloucester County Times,
December 19, 1993
''Whitman's pending tenure is already tainted," The Record, January 3, 1994
"Ramapough Indians' plight cries for a tribute," The Record, January 13, 1994
"An endless search for the 'responsible Negro'," The Record, February 7, 1994
"The lesson in pleasant memories of a painful past," The Record, February 25, 1994
"The legacy Malcolm X left for us," The Record, March 5, 1994
'The bid to elevate one of many atrocities by fiat," The Record, March 18, 1994
"A history lesson Cardinale may have forgotten," The Record, April 4, 1994
“Despite passage of time, justice is never too late,” The Record, May 9, 1994
"N.J. has yet to do right by its kids," The Record, May 17, 1994
"The small price voters pay for an activist government," The Record, June 27, 1994
"Japanese, African Americans must be partners," The Record, August 1, 1994
"Freedom Riders' spirit needed now," The Record, August 1994
"Chavis' firing puts harsh spotlight on NAACP," The Record, August 26, 1994
"Rutgers should name stadium after Robeson," The Record, September 5, 1994
''Voters wise to give Marion Barry another chance," The Record, October 10, 1994
“Shamefully the Confederate flag is still with us,” The Record, October 17, 1994
"Program feeds into our worst fears," The Record, October 27, 1994
“N.J. cities have a lot riding on census ruling,” The Record, November 14, 1994
“Integration: Blacks have all but lost patience,” The Record, December 5, 1994
"Rutgers faces a stalemate until Lawrence resigns," The Record, February 20, 1995
"FDA deserves support on regulating nicotine," The Record, August 4, 1995
''What the Simpson verdict means," The Record, October 4, 1995
“Haywood Burns: Those he left behind must carry on his work, spirit,” The Record, April 12, 1996
"Primary puts Democrats to the test," The Record, June 1996
"Race isn't as big an issue in OJ II," MSNBC.com, November 25, 1996
"The Myth of Montclair: Is Tolerance the Best We Can Do?" The New Jersey Reporter, November/December 1996
"King had a dream, but saw a nightmare," MSNBC.com, January 22, 1997
"Searching for the meaning of trial No.2," MSNBC.com, February 1, 1997
"Reconciled to find truth, not justice," MSNBC.com, February 21, 1997
"Redeeming Newark: Will a Troubled Past Eclipse a Promising Future?" The New Jersey
Reporter, March/April 1997
"Hate crimes march to a military beat," MSNBC.com, March 13, 1997
"Robinson was off-the-field star, too," MSNBC.com, April 1, 1997
"Past and Prologue: Black Leaders Face a New Political Reality," The New Jersey Reporter,
July / August 1997
"As Time Goes By: The Fundamentals of New Jersey Politics," The New Jersey Reporter,
November/December 1997
“A black response to school funding,” The City News, Vol. 15 No. 19, February 11-17, 1988
"An assault on the Black community," The City News, Vol.15 No. 20, February 18-24, 1998
“State Leaders must stop holding children hostage,” The Star-Ledger, February 26, 1998
"Newark's Future," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 22, March 4-10, 1998
"Julian Bond and the NAACP," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 23, March 11-17, 1998
"Ken Gibson's Candidacy," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 24, March 18-24, 1998
"Telecommunications Act," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 25, March 25-31, 1998
"Clinton in Africa," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 26, April 1-7, 1998
"Reparations," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 27, April 8-14, 1998
"Essex Democratic Nomination," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 28, April 15-21, 1998
"Essex County Elections," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 30, April 29 - May 5, 1998
''Where is Cardell Cooper Now?" The City News, Vol. 15 No. 31, May 6 -12, 1998
"An absence of leadership," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 33, May 20-26, 1998
"Election results," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 34, May 27 - June 2, 1998
"The Abbott ruling," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 35, June 3-9, 1998
"The conservative agenda," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 36, June 10-16, 1998
"Newark's runoff election," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 37, June 17 - 23, 1998
"The case for a third party," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 40, July 8 -14, 1998
"The New Majority," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 41, July 15-21, 1998
"Hate Crimes," The City News, Vol.15 No. 43, July 29 - August 4, 1998
"Clinton's confession," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 47, August 26 - September 1, 1998
"The Dahmer conviction," The City News, Vol. 15 No. 48, September 2 - 8, 1998
"Ending the Politics of Party Dependency," The New Jersey Reporter, January 1999
"Affirmative Reactions," Corporate Corridors, June 2002
"Democrats shouldn't take black voters for granted," The Record, September 19, 2002
"Baraka asks legitimate questions," The Record, October 8, 2002
"McGreevey's misstep on court nominee," The Record, April 16, 2003
"Looking back and ahead on King's birthday," The Record, January 19, 2004
“No Tears for Reagan,” BlackAmericaToday.com, June 8, 2004
"Black caucus lacks initiative," The Record, August 22, 2004
“Corzine, black leaders acted in bad faith,” The Record, October 7, 2005
“Legacy of Katrina, one year later,” The Record, August 29, 2006
“Menendez: Sell skills, experience as assets,” The Record, September 3, 2006
“Wright follows path of Martin Luther King,” The Record, May 2, 2008
“Publisher’s Note: Scrutinizing an Urban ‘Savior’,” City Limits, Vol. 34, No. 1, March 2010
“Publisher’s Note: The Nation’s Unfinished Business,” City Limits, Vol. 34, No. 2, May 2010
“Harold Dow: He never forgot his roots,” The Record, August 24, 2010
“The Real Terrorism: Peter King is looking in all the wrong places,” The Baltimore Afro-American, March 15, 2011
“A small episode involving Maxine Waters and Carolyn Maloney, and a big question about race and seniority,” Politico NY, December 12, 2011
“Chris Christie's civil rights gaffe could be moment for redemption," The Star-Ledger, February 1, 2012
“For Clifton, choice on naming a park is clear,” The Record, October 8, 2012
“Joe D turns his back on black Essex voters,” The Star-Ledger, July 2, 2013
“When Black Men Flex, Society Gets Scared,” The Baltimore Afro-American, January 29, 2014
“Obama’s One-Sided Responsibility Lecture,” The Baltimore Afro-American, March 5, 2014
“Ben Carson’s Political Malpractice,” The Baltimore Afro-American, March 19, 2014
“Six Decades after ‘Brown,’ N.J.s schools are still segregated,” The Star-Ledger, April 18, 2014
“The Lynching of Eric Garner,” The Baltimore Afro-American, July 30, 2014
“Honoring a community leader who touched us all,” The Record, January 9, 2015
“#BlackGirlsMatter Right Here in America,” The Baltimore Afro-American, March 18, 2015
“’Thug’ is in the Eye of the Beholder,” The Baltimore Afro-American, May 6, 2015
“Media Bridge ceremony to honor Hackensack educator,” The Record, September 26, 2015
“Scalia’s comments cut close to home,” Essex News Record, December 17, 2015
“Recent police shootings are ultimate reality check,” Newarkinc.com, July 25, 2016
“J. Herbert Leverett: A perfect man for the times,” The Record, September 29, 2016
“Slave auctions for 11-year-olds shows cultural ineptness in N.J. school,” The Star-Ledger, March 30, 2017
"Cops assaulting black youth in my town was caught on video. Making video public is key to accountability," The Star-Ledgre, November 29, 2018
"If not N.Y., then here's why Amazon should give Newark another shot," The Star-Ledger, February 16, 2019
"Legalizing marijuan is an opportunity to fix a policy that has little social value," The Star-Ledger, May 24, 2019.
“Morgan murder underscores Baltimore’s problems,” The Baltimore Sun, July 22, 2019
"For school reform to work, local schools and communities must do the hard work," The Star Ledger, July 26, 2019
“Gen Z can restore faith in public institutions, but it needs our encouragement to do it” The Baltimore Sun, January 4, 2023
“The indisputable importance of Black fathers,” The Baltimore Afro-American, January 7, 2024
“Lowering juvenile crime starts by lifting families,” The Baltimore Sun, May 10, 2024
"What John Amos taught me - and America - about Black fathers," The Star Ledger, November 9, 2024.
*Published as an undergraduate student at Morgan State University
**Published as a graduate student at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
NorthStar News Archives
The following articles were published during the period 2002-2007 on the websites TheNorthStarNetwork.com and beginning in 2008 on NorthStarNews.com. Some of these articles also appear on the websites of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the membership organization of the nation’s Black press.
"Attacks on NJ's Poet Laureate Reflect Political Cynicism," TheNorthStarNetwork.com,
September 30, 2002
"The Search for Osama Hussein," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, October 14, 2002
"Go Left Young Man: Democrats Need to Go Back to The Future," The NorthStar
Network.com, November 21, 2002
"Thank You, Senator Lott," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, December 17, 2002
"Mrs. Mamie Till," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, January 12, 2003
"A Lesson in Legislative Mapmaking," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, January 26, 2003
"Many Blacks Wary of Iraq War," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, February 19, 2003
"Good Night Mr. Rogers," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, February 27, 2003
''Waving the Flag is Easy: History Subdues Symbolism," The NorthStarNetwork.com,
March 13, 2003
"Mr. Bush: What If It Were Your Child?" TheNorthStarNetwork.com, March 27, 2003
"Clarence's Last Chance," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 3, 2003
"Supreme Silliness," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 14, 2003
"New Jersey Democrats Play 'Negro for a Day'," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 17,
2003
"Black Like Me?" TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 29, 2003
"Finding Truth in These Times," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, May 16, 2003
''White Men Can't Jump," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, June 2, 2003
"Mr. Powell: Leave Now Before It's Too Late," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, June 19, 2003
"Dumb, Deaf and Blind in New Jersey," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, July 8, 2003
"Someone Has Some Explaining to Do," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, July 16, 2003
"Wolf Tickets," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, July 27, 2003
"Africa: Our Final Frontier?" TheNorthStarNetwork.com, August 18, 2003
"CBC Faced with Critical Issues," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, September 22, 2003
"Truth or Consequences," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, October 27, 2003
"The Personal Impact of AIDS," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, November 30, 2003
"One for Daddy," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, December 14, 2003
"Strom the Predator," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, December 18, 2003
“Mrs. Mamie Till: A Mother’s Courage, A Movement’s Spark,” TheNorthStarNetwork.com, January 12, 2003
"Bush Tramples on MLK Legacy," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, January 16, 2004
"The Mugging of Al Sharpton," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, February 8, 2004
"Trigger Happy Policing," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, February 22, 2004
"Hate American Style: Iraq Trees Bear Strange Fruit," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 3,
2004
"Bush's Secret Weapon," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, April 11, 2004
"Apology Unacceptable," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, May 8, 2004
"The Lessons of Brown," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, May 16, 2004
"The 'Shock and Awe' of Imagery," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, May 23, 2004
"Dear Sen. Kerry," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, May 23, 2004
"No Tears for Reagan," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, June 6, 2004
"Black Leaders Out FOXed," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, June 12,2004
"Dick Cheney's Thug Life," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, June 28, 2004
"Dr. Huxtable's Diagnosis," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, July 11, 2004
"Gauging Mr. Obama," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, August 1, 2004
"GOP Seizes 9/11 as Rallying Cry," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, August 30, 2004
"Republicans Playing for Keeps," TheNorthStarNetwork.com, September 3, 2004
“The Grand Old (White) Party, NorthStarNews.com, September 6, 2008
“When Bad News is Not New News,” NorthStarNews.com, November 9, 2008
“GOP Targets Unions in Opposing Auto Bailout,” NorthStarNews.com. November 18, 2008
“HUD is critical to recovery,” NorthStarNew.com, November 26, 2008
“Mr. Obama’s BIG challenge,” NorthStarNews.com, December 5, 2008
“When Politicians Steal,” NorthStarNews.com, December 12, 2008
“More than One,” NorthstarNews.com, December 18, 2008
“Jena 6 Tragedy Continues,” NorthStarNews.com, December 31, 2008
“Nation has suffered during Bush years,” NorthstarNews.com, January 18, 2009
“Wacko Time Is Over,” NorthStarNews.com, January 25, 2009
“CBC Chair No Fan of Gregg,” NorthStarNews.com, February 5, 2009
“It’s about Jobs, Stupid,” NorthStarNews.com, February 12, 2009
“Monkey Business at NY Post,” NorthStarNews.com, February 19, 2009
“Will DC Residents ever be Citizens?” NorthStarNew.com, March 5, 2009
“A Foolish Stand,” NorthStarNews.com, March 12, 2009
“More than just a game,” NorthStarNews.com, March 19, 2009
“Made in America,” NorthStarNews.com, April 3, 2009
“Don’t Leave Africa Behind,” NorthStarNews.com. April 9, 2009
“Home Grown Terror,” NorthStarNews.com, April 16, 2009
“Free at 50,” NorthStarNews.com, April 22, 2009
“My Education Rant,” NorthStarNews.com, May 4, 2009
“Will We Let Gangs Win?” NorthStarNews.com, May 7, 2009
“Who was he fighting for?” NorthStarNews.com, May 13, 2009
“Racists Need Eviction Notice,” NorthStarNews.com, June 11, 2009
“Motor City Blues,” NorthStarNews.com, June 15, 2009
“Class of 2009,” NorthStarNews.com, June 18, 2009
“A Father’s Gift,” NorthStarNews.com, June 21, 2009
“GOP’s Freaknik,” NorthStarNews.com, June 25, 2009
“Michael’s Final Bow,” NorthStarNews.com, June 7, 2009
“Obama’s Responsibility,” NorthStarNews.com, June 21, 2009
“One Step Forward, Two Back,” NorthStarNews.com, June 27, 2009
“Health Care Matters,” NorthStarNews.com, July 30, 2009
“Tone Deaf Politics,” NorthStarNews.com, August 6, 2009
“Lady of Rage,” NorthStarNews.com, August 13, 2009
“Hate Inc.” NorthStarNews.com, August 20, 2009
“Back to School,” NorthStarNews.com, September 3, 2009
“Punk Politics,” NorthStarNews.com, September 9, 2009
“Obama’s Blind Spot,” NorthStarNews.com, September 17, 2009
“But for the grace…,” NorthStarNews.com, September 24, 2009
“Our Emmett Till,” NorthStarNews.com, October 6, 2009
“Exposing America’s Selfishness,” NorthStarNews.com, October 15, 2009
“Mr. President, It’s Time,” NorthStarNews.com, October 22, 2009
“Return of the Mack, “NorthStarNews.com, January 29, 2010
“The War on our Children,” NorthStarNews.com, May 19, 2010
“Study War No More,” NorthStarNews.com, May 31, 2010
“Israel’s Credibility Gap,” NorthStarNews.com, June 3, 2010
“In Defense of Helen Thomas,” NorthStarNews.com, June 10, 2010
“Who’s the Boss?” NorthStarNews.com, June 24, 2010
“Unfinished Business,” NorthStarNews.com, July 21, 2010
“The Haters Among Us,” NorthStarNews.com, August 17, 2010
“The Hate of a Nation,” NorthStarNews.com, September 10, 2010
“How bad Does it Have to Get?” NorthStarNews.com, September 15, 2010
“Saving Black Boys,” NorthStarNews.com, September 23, 2010
“Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts,” NorthStarNews.com, September 28, 2010
“More than a First Lady,” NorthStarNews.com, October 14, 2010
“What Makes Me Nervous,” NorthStarNews.com, October 27, 2010
“Midterm Lessons,” NorthStarNews.com, November 4, 2010
“Need more LNJ, less Clinton,” NorthStarNews.com, November 10, 2010
“Selective Outrage,” NorthStarNews.com, December 8, 2010
“Waiting for Mrs. Sheer,” NorthStarNews.com, December 16, 2010
“Conspiracy against Memory,” NorthStarNews.com, December 28, 2010
“Reclaiming King,” NorthStarNews.com, December 29, 2010
“Scalia’s House Call,” NorthStarNews.com, January 5, 2011
“Running Scared…Again,” NorthStarNews.com, January 9, 2011
“Beyond Post-Partisan,” NorthStarNews.com, January 12, 2011
“MSNBC’s Progressive Façade,” NorthStarNews.com, January 24, 2011
“Business Matters,” NorthStarNews.com, January 28, 2011
“Egypt? It is in Africa,” NorthStarNews.com, February 2, 2011
“Kooks and Krazies,” NorthStarNews.com, February 28, 2011
“Misguided Commemoration,” NorthStarNews.com, March 2, 2011
“Mission Accomplished,” NorthStarNews.com, March 9, 2011
“The Real Terrorism,” NorthStarNews.com, March 11, 2011
“Democrats White Flight,” NorthStarNews.com, March 18, 2011
“In Whose Interest?” NorthStarNews.com, March 21, 2011
“Final Instructions on Life,” NorthStarNews.com, March 30, 2011
“What Would Martin Do?” NorthStarNews.com, March 31, 2011
“Time to get Real,” NorthStarNews.com, April 14, 2011
“Embracing Hate,” NorthStarNews.com, April 25, 2011
“Did Trump Commit a Hate Crime?” NorthStarNews.com, April 29, 2011
“THE Moment,” NorthStarNews.com, May 3, 2011
“The Black Family Portrait,” NorthStarNews.com, May 9, 2011
“GOP Off and Running,” NorthStarNews.com, May 13, 2011
“Oklahoma’s Lazy Racist,” NorthStarNews.com, May 18, 2011
“Leave His Sorry *SS,” NorthStarNews.com, May 26, 2011
“Acknowledging the Obvious,” NorthStarNews.com, June 8, 2011
“Friendships Never Die,” NorthStarNews.com, June 10, 2011
“Cowards on the Hill,” NorthStarNews.com, July 14, 2011
“Blowing Smoke,” NorthStarNews.com, July 22, 2011
“Bloomberg Steps Up,” NorthStarNews.com, August 4, 2011
“Poverty Tour Sideshow,” NorthStarNews.com, August 9, 2011
“There is no Rising Tide,” NorthStarNews.com, September 7, 2011
“Not Earthly Bound,” NorthStarNews.com, September 10, 2011
“Executing the Truth: The Troy Davis Case,” NorthStarNews.com, September 20, 2011
“Georgia…Damn!” NorthStarNews.com, September 22, 2011
“2012 Calls for Common Sense,” NorthStarNews.com, September 18, 2011
“Oversized Ambition,” NorthStarNews.com, October 4, 2011
“The Good Guy,” NorthStarNews.com, October 11, 2011
“Republicans’ Jungle Fever,” NorthStarNews.com, October 19, 2011
“Real Anger at Congress, Not President,” NorthStarNews.com, October 26, 2011
“Capitol Hill is a Crime Scene,” NorthStarNews.com, November 1, 2011
“That Strong Black Conservative Man: Ann Coulter’s far-fetched fantasy,” NorthStarNews.com, November 3, 2011
“Herman Cain’s Indefensible Defense,” NorthStarNews.com, November 9, 2011
“When Legends Fall,” NorthStarNews.com, November 11, 2011
“Soldiering On,” NorthStarNews.com, November 18, 2011
“Protecting our Children,” NorthStarNews.com, December 8, 2011
“A Season of Hate,” NorthStarNews.com, January 6, 2012
“The Real MLK Legacy,” NorthStarNews.com, January 11, 2012
“The Good ‘Ole Boys,” NorthStarNews.com, January 19, 2012
“Beyond an Opponent,” NorthStarNews.com, January 26, 2012
“Don Cornelius, 1936-2012,” NorthStarNews.com, February 2, 2012
“Roland, Words Matter,” NorthStarNews.com, February 9, 2012
“Whitney Houston,” NorthStarNews.com, February 12, 2012
“Slavery by Another Name,” NorthStarNews.com, February 14, 2012
“False Prophets,” NorthStarNews.com, February 22, 2012
“A Quiet Voice Stilled,” NorthStarNews.com, March 6, 2012
“Begging for their Lives,” NorthStarNews.com, March 20, 2012
“Is there any Love for Black Boys,” NorthStarNews.com, March 23, 2012
“If you have to shoot me,” NorthStarNews.com, March 26, 2012
“Remembering Gil Noble,” NorthStarNews.com, April 6, 2012
“Conviction is Justice,” NorthStarNews.com, April 12, 2012
“Justice for Malik Williams,” NorthStarNews.com, April 13, 2012
“A Final KISS Farewell,” NorthStarNews.com, April 28, 2012
“He did the Right Thing,” NorthStarNews.com, May 10, 2012
“Guarding Mental Health,” NorthStarNews.com, June 5, 2012
“Bring back the Beautiful,” NorthStarNews.com, August 4, 2012
“A Gun Killed Glenn,” NorthStarNews.com, August 11, 2012
“Victims of their Destiny,” NorthStarNews.com, August 29, 2012
“Mitt’s Lying Game,” NorthStarNews.com, August 31, 2012
“Defining Who We Are,” NorthStarNews.com, September 7, 2012
“FAMU’s Failure,” NorthStarNews.com, September 12, 2012
“What would Jesus Say?” NorthStarNews.com, September 19, 2012
“The Book of Deceit,” NorthStarNews.com, September 27, 2012
“Mitt Inc.” NorthStarNews.com, October 4, 2012
“One N-Word Away,” NorthStarNews.com, October 11, 2012
“Walking, Talking Cowards,” NorthStarNews.com, October 22, 2012
“Looking Presidential,” NorthStarNews.com, October 24, 2012
“Chased by Race,” NorthStarNews.com, October 26, 2012
“A Tale of Two Storms,” NorthStarNews.com, November 1, 2012
“A Little Suffering Goes a Long Way,” NorthStarNews.com, November 5, 2012
“The Declining Significance of Whiteness,” NorthStarNews.com, November 8, 2012
“They Voted for the White Guy,” NorthStarNews.com, November 9, 2012
“Pushing White Minority Rule,” NorthStarNews.com, November 15, 2012
“A Clinton Kick to the Curb,” December 5, 2012
“A Sick Nation,” NorthStarNews.com, December 17, 2012
“Going Home for Christmas,” NorthStarNews.com, December 20, 2012
“Media Stereotyping,” NorthStarNews.com, January 14, 2013
“Meaningful Lives,” NorthStarNews.com, January 29, 2013
“The Slaughter of City Children,” NorthStarNews.com, January 31, 2013
“Our History’s Complicated Past,” NorthStarNews.com, February 1, 2013
“Save the Children,” NorthStarNews.com, February 11, 2013
“Lil’ Wayne, Little Boy,” NorthStarNews.com, February 20, 2013
“Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me,” NorthStarNews.com, March 12, 2013
“Saving Black Boys Redux,” NorthStarNews.com, June 20, 2013
“Racial Tongues,” NorthStarNews.com, June 22, 2013
“Dead Man Laughing,” NorthStarNews.com, June 25, 2013
“Our Unfinished Business,” NorthStarNews.com, July 4, 2013
“America’s Suspect Class,” NorthStarNews.com, July 8, 2013
“3/5ths Justice, 100% Pain,” NorthStarNews.com, July 11, 2013
“America is Guilty,” NorthStarNews.com, July 13, 2013
“Exhausted by Racism,” NorthStarNews.com, July 17, 2013
“Jesus Weeps for New Jersey,” NorthStarNews.com, July 19, 2013
“Black Boys are Talking,” NorthStarNews.com, July 30, 2013
“Dreaming is Insufficient,” NorthStarNews.com, August 1, 2013
“Mr. Booker’s Magic Act,” NorthStarNews.com, August 11, 2013
“Russell Simmons’ Triflin’ Ways,” NorthStarNews.com, August 16, 2013
“Institutions Can Matter,” NorthStarNews.com, August 20, 2013
“Make Change Personal,” NorthStarNews.com, August 23, 2013
“Advocacy like Beatlemania,” NorthStarNews.com, August 25, 2013
“Channel MLK but be Presidential,” NorthStarNews.com, August 27, 2013
“A Time for Leadership,” NorthStarNews.com, August 29, 2013
“The Killing of Newark,” NorthStarNews.com, September 2, 2013
“The Road to Damascus,” NorthStarNews.com, September 4, 2013
“Suspicious Suspicion,” NorthStarNews.com, September 16, 2013
“It’s not Good News,” NorthStarNews.com, September 19, 2013
“GOP Exposed with Shutdown,” NorthStarNews.com, September 30, 2013
“Contagious Stupidity,” NorthStarNews.com, October 10, 2013
“Suburban Weeds,” NorthStarNews.com, October 14, 2013 (republished on BlackPress USA on on October 29, 2013)
“Bring back Blackness,” NorthStarNews.com, October 16, 2013
“Stay Classy New Jersey!” NorthStarNews.com, October 24, 2013
“Shaqueled in New Jersey,” NorthStarNews.com, October 29, 2013 (republished on BlackPress USA on November 4, 2013)
“America in Blackface,” NorthStarNews.com, October 31, 2013
“A Tale of Two Women,” NorthStarNews.com, November 5, 2013
“Incognito Racism,” NorthStarNews.com, November 12, 2013 (republished on BlackPress USA on October 29, 2013)
“Names Matter,” NorthStarNews.com, November 14, 2013
“Bottom of the 9th on Poverty,” NorthStarNews.com, December 5, 2013
“When our Heroes Die,” NorthStarNews.com, December 17, 2013
“Affluenza, White Santa and Blonde Jesus,” NorthStarNews.com, December 19, 2013
“Killing and Dying for Respect,” NorthStarNews.com, January 2, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on Janury 8, 2014)
“When Black Men Flex,” NorthStarNews.com, January 22, 2014
“All Deaths are Not Equal,” NorthStarNews.com, January 27, 2014
“The Miracle of Old Black Men,” NorthStarNews.com, February 2, 2014
“Animal House Meets the State House,” NorthStarNews.com, February 11, 2014
“A Self Determined Future,” NorthStarNews.com, February 25, 2014
“The Personal Responsibility President,” NorthStarNews.com, February 28, 2014
“We Must Fight On,” NorthStarNews.com, March 3, 2014
“Childhood Interrupted,” NorthStarNews.com, March 11, 2014
“Ben Carson’s Malpractice,” NorthStarNews.com, March 13, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on March 18, 2014)
“When the Addicted are White,” NorthStarNews.com, March 24, 2014
“Chris Christie’s She-Devil,” NorthStarNews.com, March 29, 2014
“A Word from our Sponsor,” NorthStarNews.com, April 3, 2014
“When the Ivy is Not Enough,” NorthStarNews.com, April 16, 2014
“When all was not Fair,” NorthStarNews.com, April 22, 2014
“The Sterling Effect,” NorthStarNews.com, April 29, 2014
“Searching for John Brown,” NorthStarNews.com, May 28, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on June 2, 2014)
“My Sister’s Keeper Too,” NorthStarNews.com, June 23, 2014
“What Have I to Give?” NorthStarNews.com, June 25, 2014
“Too many Free Riders,” NorthStarNews.com, July 4, 2014
“A Blood Stained Nation,” NorthStarNews.com, July 8, 2014
“Saving Our Youth,” NorthStarNews.com, July 11, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on July 14, 2014)
“The Lynching of Eric Garner,” NorthStarNews.com, July 23, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on July 28, 2014)
“Imaginary Brutality,” NorthStarNews.com, August 7, 2014
“Police Brutality: A Moving Target,” NorthStarNews.com, August 19, 2014
“A Time for Action,” NorthStarNews.com, August 21, 2014
“We are not the Enemy,” NorthStarNews.com, August 27, 2014
“No Defending Rice,” NorthStarNews.com, September 12, 2014
“A Loss Like No Other: Remembering my Mother, Mattie Fields,” NorthStarNews.com, September 14, 2014
“We Can Be Normal Too,” NorthStarNews.com, September 23, 2014
“America’s Resentment Crisis,” NorthStarNews.com, September 25, 2014
“The Boobs on Fox News Channel,” NorthStarNews.com, September 29, 2014
“Not so Secret Failure,” NorthStarNews.com, October 2, 2014
“Voting Democratic is not Enough,” NorthStarNews.com, October 22, 2014
“The Ferguson Fix,” NorthStarNews.com, October 24, 2014
“Our Permanent Polarization,” NorthStarNews.com, November 5, 2014
“A Justified Rage,” NorthStarNews.com, November 25, 2014 (republished on BlackPress USA on December 1, 2014)
“Be Mad, Get Organized,” NorthStarNews.com, December 1, 2014
“Barkley’s Woeful Ignorance,” NorthStarNews.com, December 3, 2014
“America’s Chokehold,” NorthStarNews.com, December 4, 2014
“Our DC March Madness,” NorthStarNews.com, December 8, 2014
“Calling all Sorors!” NorthStarNews.com, December 16, 2014
“Angry Blue Men,” NorthStarNews.com, January 5, 2015
“SELMA: White Savior Not Required,” NorthStarNews.com, January 23, 2015 (republished on BlackPress USA on January 27, 2015)
“The Evasive Truth in Reporting,” NorthStarNews.com, February 8, 2015
“When a Song Matters,” NorthStarNews.com, February 11, 2015
“Parallel parked at Injustice,” NorthStarNews.com, February 16, 2015
“Guilty by Association,” NorthStarNews.com, March 5, 2015
“Bloody Sunday 50 Years Later,” NorthStarNews.com, March 9, 2015
“Making Black Girls Matter,” NorthStarNews.com, March 18, 2015
“Young, Gifted, Black and Abused,” NorthStarNews.com, March 26, 2015 (republished on BlackPress USA on March 30, 2015)
“Phillip Pannell was gunned down too,” NorthStarNews.com, April 10, 2015 (republished on BlackPress USA April 13, 2015)
“We Must Decide We Matter,” NorthStarNews.com, April 14, 2015
“The Arrogance of White Justice,” NorthStarNews.com, April 17, 2015
“American Thugocracy,” NorthStarNews.com, April 22, 2015
“Beware of Outside Apologists,” NorthStarNews.com, April 27, 2015
“Thug is in the eye of the beholder,” NorthStarNews.com, April 28, 2015 (republished in The Baltimore Afro-American, May 6, 2015)
“Beating down Black youth,” NorthStarNews.com, April 30, 2015
“Reagan’s Children,” NorthStarNews.com, May 3, 2015
“Crisis in Christianity,” NorthStarNews.com, May 13, 2015
“Stop Fu*kin with Black Children,” NorthStarNews.com, June 8, 2015
“Why the confederate flag must go,” NorthStarNews.com, June 25, 2015
“A Leader Speaks,” NorthStarNews.com, June 27, 2015
“Our White Liberal Conundrum,” NorthStarNews.com, August 24, 2015 (republished on BlackPress USA)
“What’s in your child’s backpack?” NorthStarNews.com, August 31, 2015
“Lead, Follow or Step Aside,” NorthStarNews.com, September 4, 2015
“9/15 came before 9/11,” NorthStarNews.com, September 15, 2015
“When the Pimps get Pimped,” NorthStarNews.com, December 1, 2015
“Minstrel Politics,” NorthStarNews.com, December 10, 2015
“A Justice Lifestyle,” NorthStarNews.com, January 20, 2016
“#AmericaSoWhite,” NorthStarNews.com, January 28, 2016
“Bernie’s Fairness Factor,” NorthStarNews.com, February 8, 2016
“Bernie as the new Barry,” NorthStarNews.com, February 12, 2016
“Playing the Civil Rights Card,” NorthStarNews.com, February 15, 2016
“No Time for Fear,” NorthStarNews.com, February 25, 2016
“The Great White Dope,” NorthStarNews.com, March 1, 2016
“I’ve Actually Seen Scarier,” NorthStarNews.com, March 7, 2016
“Racism transcends Party,” NorthStarNews.com, March 13, 2016
“The Betrayal of Progress,” NorthStarNews.com, March 21, 2016
“We need a Justice Resurrection,” NorthStarNews.com, March 27, 2016
“Bill Clinton’s Black Magic,” NorthStarNews.com, April 8, 2016
“Familiarity killed the Movement,” NorthStarNews.com, April 11, 2016
“The Power of Kobe Bryant,” NorthStarNews.com, April 14, 2016
“I Have a Hope,” NorthStarNews.com, April 17, 2016
“I Will Vote My Conscience,” NorthStarNews.com, April 21, 2016
“It’s not about Trump, it’s about US,” NorthStarNews.com, May 6, 2016
“For Democrats, a Sure Thing is Elusive,” NorthStarNews.com, May 18, 2016
“Trump is America,” NorthStarNews.com, July 1, 2016
“Clinton’s Self-Serving Public Service,” NorthStarNews.com, July 3, 2016
“Crying for Alton is Not Enough,” NorthStarNews.com, July 7, 2016
“Dear Brother Micah,” NorthStarNews.com, July 10, 2016
“Beyond Trivial Pursuits,” NorthStarNews.com, July 21, 2016
“Hold Them Accountable,” NorthStarNews.com, July 29, 2016
“A Legacy Lost,” NorthStarNews.com, July 31, 2016
“Gabby’s Liberty,” NorthStarNews.com, August 10, 2016
“It’s the damn Police,” NorthStarNews.com, August 12, 2016
“Rescind the Baltimore Police Contract,” NorthStarNews.com, August 18, 2016
“Kaepernick’s Patriotism,” NorthStarNews.com, August 29, 2016
“Ambiguously Black,” NorthStarNews.com, September 7, 2016
“Seattle’s Mixed Extra-Point,” NorthStarNews.com, September 12, 2016
“CBC Silent on Israel Aid,” NorthStarNews.com, September 16, 2016
“Crying time is over,” NorthStarNews.com, September 22, 2016
“Must Blacks bear the Cross Alone?” NorthStarNews.com, September 24, 2016
“Decoding the Presidential Debate,” NorthStarNews.com, September 27, 2016
“America’s Family Feud,” NorthStarNews.com, October 9, 2016
“Is it Over Yet?” NorthStarNews.com, October 17, 2016
“About Last Night,” NorthStarNews.com, October 20, 2016
“Rigged Elections, an American Tradition,” NorthStarNews.com, October 24, 2016
“Don’t lose your moral compass,” NorthStarNews.com, November 3, 2016
“Why King’s Voice Still Matters,” NorthStarNews.com, November 6, 2016
“Our Work in the Age of Trump,” NorthStarNews.com, November 10, 2016
“What will You Do?” NorthStarNews.com, November 16, 2016
“Mr. President, Protect the Water Protectors,” NorthStarNews.com, November 22, 2016
“Giving Thanks in the Storm,” NorthStarNews.com, November 23, 2016
“A Revolution…in progress,” NorthStarNews.com, December 13, 2016.
“Rising higher than the hate,” NorthStarNews.com, January 13, 2017
“16 Minutes of Huh?” NorthStarNews.com, January 22, 2017
“Hater-in-Chief,” NorthStarNews.com, January 30, 2017
“The Other Side of Midnight,” NorthStarNews.com, February 8, 2017
“Is there a Terrorist in the White House,” NorthStarNews.com, February 11, 2017
“Seek not Right, Left, but True Change,” NorthStarNews.com, February 16, 2017
“Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing,” NorthStarNews.com, March 1, 2017
“The Attack on Liberty,” NorthStarNews.com, March 10, 2017
“The Man with the Toxic Touch,” NorthStarNews.com, March 16, 2017
“The Constitution Bites Back,” NorthStarNews.com, March 20, 2017
“Congress must examine White Hate Crimes,” NorthStarNews.com, March 25, 2017
“Trump & Company’s White Lies,” NorthStarNews.com, April 6, 2017
