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The lives of Chicanos matter too

Josh Cortez May 23, 2017

While most people will pay attention to police brutality against African Americans and the "Black Lives Matter" movement, Latino lives seem to have been forgotten. Allow me to first say that I have...

Protesters chant “Black Lives Matter” as they march throughout the city of Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. Demonstrations continue following the shooting death of Keith Scott by police earlier in the week. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

Con: Questions over Black lives matter

Kennedy Trinkaus October 17, 2016

Welcome to 2016 where African-Americans still feel hey are not treated as equals. Black lives matter appeared as a peaceful movement but is now driven by anger and has become out of hand. As a white...

Protesters chant “Black Lives Matter” as they march throughout the city of Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, Demonstrations continue following the shooting death of Keith Scott by police earlier in the week. Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS

Pro: Questions over Black lives matter

Seji Gaerlan October 17, 2016

Yes, all lives matter, but this does not acknowledge the fact that African-American lives fall victim to an institutionalized bias against them. As a U.S. resident of Asian decent, I could only see...

A young woman yells, "Black lives matter!" with other protesters at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on Friday, August 21, 2015 protesting when after four days of deliberations, a mistrial was declared when the jury was unable to resolve a deadlock in the case of Randall "Wes" Kerrick in Charlotte, N.C. Kerrick, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer accused of killing an unarmed man, Jonathan Ferrell, in a struggle two years ago. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

‘Black Lives Matter’ activists foster violence

Shaye Cunningham September 15, 2015

Fight fire with fire. Give them a taste of their own medicine. Revenge is a dish best served cold. These are all idioms that seem to be irrational in practice and hardly ever remedy an issue. They...

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