This Fourth of July is just an ordinary day off from work. For many Americans, there is nothing to feel patriotic about. Not when President Donald Trump is acting a fool on Twitter, threatening journalists and posting memes of himself to rile up his racist base of followers. The commander-in-crazy has taken the fun out […] [...]

A bunch of filthy rich white Republican U.S. representatives and their circus clown leader Donald Trump did a victory lap in the Rose Garden Thursday after the House passed Trumpcare, the legislation that will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It was their way of saying, “we finally got that nigger.” For Trump and […] [...]

Marijuana Reform Is BS Until Florida Gives Amnesty to African-Americans Convicted of Pot Crimes TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017 AT 8:30 A.M. BY LUTHER CAMPBELL  Now that Florida has legalized medical marijuana and the Legislature has begun working on rules, it’s time to consider the hypocrisy of it all. If we’re going to legalize, we ought […] [...]

Donald Trump’s unfounded accusations that Barack Obama tapped phones at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign is nothing more than a diversionary tactic. The 45th president wants to deflect the media attention away from the criminal behavior of his closest advisors. He’s losing his mind over all the leaks coming out of the White […] [...]

When film director Barry Jenkins and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney took the stage to accept the best adapted screenplay Oscar for their movie, Moonlight, they let the world know where they rose up from. “Thank God for my mother who proved to me through her struggles, and the struggles that Naomi Harris portrayed for all […] [...]

President Barack Obama was wrong to end the “wet foot, dry foot” policy for Cuban immigrants. Democrats, Republicans, and a majority of Cuban Americans — including Sen. Marco Rubio — were in favor of ending the policy because of the belief that recent Cuban arrivals have been abusing the government benefits given to them as […] [...]

As the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th U.S. president draws closer, who will be his celebrity White House negro? The nominees vying for this unofficial, yet crucial, role in the president-elect’s cabinet are Kanye West, Jim Brown, Ray Lewis and Steve Harvey. The grammy award winning rapper kicked things off at Manhattan’s […] [...]

Adam Gase is the NFL coach of the year for making the Miami Dolphins relevant again. He has exceeded expectations his first season leading the city’s storied football franchise. Entering the first game back in September, most pundits expected Gase to spend the year determining whether Ryan Tannehill was really worth the $90 million contract […] [...]

A brash, young generation of black politicians is slowly wrestling power away from the old guard beholden to developers, corporate executives and lobbyists. And that is great for Miami’s African American community. For too long, pols like former Congresswoman Carrie Meek and ex-county commissioners Betty Ferguson and Barbara Carey-Shuler kept a tight leash on Miami […] [...]

As Mark Richt prepares the University of Miami Hurricanes for their first major bowl game in years, his mission to restore the football program to glory is in major jeopardy. Since being hired as head coach last year, Richt only had to worry about competing against longtime rivals the University of Florida and Florida State […] [...]