Freedom isn't free. That refrain has danced in my head since the tragic murders of 12 people [...]
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Solomon Jones on working and not working
ANYONE who knows me knows how hard I work. In fact, people often joke that I'm Jamaican - [...]
Read more2015: Reflecting on Ferguson, Rihanna and more
FATHERHOOD was tough for me in 2014, because there were moments in which it was impossible to laugh. There was the moment [...]
Read moreA daughters light shines through the dark times
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have been trying times for me as a father. The debate on police [...]
Read moreNYPD cop killer does not represent us
On either side of the thin blue line that separates police from civilian, we all have the [...]
Read moreAfter Ferguson, I worry about my son
DARREN WILSON'S resignation from the Ferguson, Mo., police department didn't soothe the pain I felt in the [...]
Read moreEric Garner grand jury decision: Not again
Not again. Not another unarmed man killed by those whose salaries we pay. Not another death swept aside [...]
Read moreIn Solomons house, every day is Black Friday
IN RECENT YEARS, Thanksgiving week has become one of the most stressful times of the year. Not because [...]
Read moreFerguson grand jury verdict is a call to action
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced Monday night that Ferguson (Mo.) Police Officer Darren Wilson has [...]
Read moreKim got nekked, but Solomons mad at Kanye
LAST WEEK, when there were no more New Jersey Nets to divorce, no more sex tapes to [...]
Read moreBill Cosby should receive due process
The Bill Cosby I know is a generous man who advised me as I sought to write [...]
Read moreOne veteran’s fight for home
It was the day after Christmas 2012, and Robert Long was out of options. The New Jersey native [...]
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