In Ebony Rod McCullom writes that many of the schools on schedule to be closed in Chicago are in minority neighborhoods. The proposed closings are a sharp contrast to citywide data, where only 41.7 percent of CPS students are Black.  The proposed closures have outraged parents and neighborhood groups. “It’s a lawsuit waiting to happen,”…

Writing for Ebony, Rod McCullom takes an honest look at where African Americans stand when it comes to the epidemic. The good news: The number of new infections has finally stabilized at about 50,000 new cases per year in the USA since the mid-1990s. The bad news: The epicenter of the epidemic is Black America.…

Rod McCullom writes in a piece for Ebony that the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi means little for the future of the African nation. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon echoed these remarks, adding that Meles will be remembered for “exceptional leadership.” None of these statements mentioned that Meles leaves a troubled record on…