Meta’s new child-safety agreement introduces meaningful safeguards, but it also raises a deeper question about what families have been left to manage alone.
The election will decide who holds power. The harder question is what kind of government, economy and democracy they will inherit—and whether America should restore the old system or build something stronger.
Clarence C. Mitchell reflects on the America he still believes is possible—one where difference is not feared, freedom belongs to everyone, competence matters more than spectacle, and serious public responsibilities are treated seriously.
A conversation about faith becomes a larger question about responsibility, moral choice and what humanity does with what has been entrusted to it. If God remains sovereign while our choices still carry consequences, when does trusting God become faith—and when does it become an excuse for refusing responsibility?
A father passes down a lesson his own father taught him: know your rights, but understand that a right written on paper cannot protect you from someone willing to ignore it. Through family memory, racial history, modern research and cases from Amadou Diallo to Tamir Rice and Airman Roger Fortson, Clarence C. Mitchell examines the survival wisdom Black families have passed across generations—and asks why parents are still being forced to teach it.
A forceful personal commentary questioning selective outrage, punishment-first public policy, and the abandonment of working communities.
Black Democrats can be angry about where America is headed without pretending to be surprised. Clarence C. Mitchell reflects on the public record voters had before the 2024 election, the distractions that shaped the campaign, and a simple truth about democracy: choice carries responsibility.
The fire before sunrise, the discipline nobody applauds, and the choices that become a legacy.