In the recent Plain Dealer series, “Justice Blinded: Race, Drugs and Our Legal System,” reporter Bob Paynter, in an amazingly detailed manner, has proven what many have known all along: America’s so-called system of justice is broken, and in far too many instances it simply doesn’t work when it comes to fairness and parity for minorities or the poor.
The problem is that, for the most part, the legal system is merely reflecting the basic unfairness and disparities minorities face in other aspects of American life and culture: Jobs, delivery of healthcare services, spending for education — the list could on and on.
For decades, it’s been a known, proven and verifiable fact that blacks, whites and Hispanics all buy, sell and use drugs at approximately 11 percent of each group’s popula...
Somebody dropped a dime on the FCC for tipping off certain companies and trade groups ...
With the American media capturing whatever Britney and Paris did last night and where items one week old are treated as ancient history, Elvis Presley – who died 31 years ago — remains nearly as popular as ever. Why?