Joseph Boston

It’s been less than 48 hours since the terrorist attack in South Carolina by the now arrested perpetrator known as Dylann Roof and the victims have already proclaimed their forgiveness and mercy on his eternal soul as released in their public statement here. Their response exemplifies humanity at it’s best and one can only hope … Continue reading →

Ray Rice is an abuser and woman beater. This is a fact. I believe his “punishment” to be far too light and his recent public statement lacking much in contrition, humility and accountability. I am afraid for Janay Rice. Based on what I observed in the press conference regarding Ray Rice’s behaviour and through my … Continue reading →

Last month Steven He, the owner of a cafe in Sydney, Australia reportedly told an applicant for a vacant barista position, an Afro-Brasilian man and Australian citizen named Nilson Dos Stantos, that he couldn’t hire him for the job because “My customers are white. I don’t think they’d like to have their coffee made by … Continue reading →

Events in Baltimore reveal the negative peace & fallacious “democracy” that exists across AmeriKKKa. While developments in Baltimore are both disturbing & sickening, it is “positive” in that it exposes the rotten underbelly of American racism & systemic white supremacy that posits itself as just, equal & democratic. How long must African Americans suffer in … Continue reading →

As I observed activity on social media and coverage on television regarding the commemoration and remembrance of D-Day I noticed that something was missing and it was the faces of African-American GI’s who fought in World War II. A quick Google search of African-American GI’s and D-Day revealed one recent article from a French news … Continue reading →

While watching Ta-Nehisi Coates’s recent interview on Bill Moyers discussing his recently published and much discussed piece in “The Atlantic” regarding American slavery and reparations, he made a comment at around the 17 minute mark that caught my ear: “White Supremacy is something we ALL have to reconcile with”. Ta-Nehisi Coates then went on to … Continue reading →

The disappearance of flight MH370 has captured the public imagination. Hope and loss rise and fall with the crest and descent of each wave as the world’s most powerful nations combine with the international community to bring to bear their oft touted formidable resources to search the vast expanse of the sea to find a … Continue reading →