Brian Gilmore

We are fortunate that half a century ago, in Greensboro, N.C., four black freshmen from North Carolina A & T University made history.read more

It’s an eerie time to be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.read more

The public option is dying, and President Obama should be implicated in its death.read more

Over the last month, with all the focus on those rude reactionaries yelling in the faces of elected officials at town hall meetings, you might get the mistaken impression that they represent the majority.read more

The federal government must address hate crimes in a meaningful way. A major hate crimes bill, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes/ Matthew Shephard Act, quietly vetoed in 2007 during Christmas break by President Bush, has passed the House of Representatives, and is up for a vote by the Senate.read more

Even more importantly, “Gitmo” (as it is infamously known now) and everything it represents must be invalidated. This includes the military tribunal process, the human rights violations, torture, and the blatant disregard for the rule of law.read more

In his recent speech before a joint session of Congress, the president suggested he might fiddle with the program. "To preserve our long-term fiscal health, we must also address the growing costs in Medicare and Social Security," President Obama stated.read more

One hundred years ago, on Feb. 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in New York City. It is an anniversary of singular historical importance.read more

The Republican Party still does not get it when it comes to race.read more

With the economy in a tailspin, pundits and elected officials are talking a lot about the middle class — and hardly at all about the poor. But during President Bush’s years in office, poverty increased dramatically.read more

There should be more outrage from blacks about Robert Mugabe’s power grab.read more

Bobby Kennedy’s death 40 years ago still haunts me.read more

Sixty years ago, we took a big step toward racial justice. On May 3, 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the enforcement of racially restrictive covenants in housing was unconstitutional. read more

Black History Month is a celebration that must continue because there is still so much for all Americans to know and learn. It tells us who we are as a nation, and what we were not so long ago and where we’re hopefully heading.read more

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken a small step toward sanity when it comes to drug policy. Let’s recognize it and work for more.read more