ANYONE who knows me knows how hard I work. In fact, people often joke that I'm Jamaican - [...]
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2015: 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 [...]
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Top 10 black fashion moments of 2014
10. Viola Davis’ Wig on Shonda Rhimes’ “How to Get Away with Murder” on ABC More people talked [...]
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A daughters light shines through the dark times
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have been trying times for me as a father. The debate on police [...]
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We have the right to protest police actions
When I used to teach journalism at Temple University, one of the things that I’d hand my [...]
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NYPD cop killer does not represent us
On either side of the thin blue line that separates police from civilian, we all have the [...]
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Beverly Johnson changes things on Cosby
Beverly Johnson is a game changer. Before Johnson hit the cover of American Vogue in 1974, black women [...]
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Solomon and son talk Ferguson on Nightline
In the wake of Ferguson, I worry about my son. Those words, from a Philadelphia Daily News [...]
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I saw myself in the Eric Garner tragedy
THE IMAGE was horrific. An unarmed father of six, choked from behind by a police officer on [...]
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Fall back Sharpton. Time for the youth to lead
Thanks to the decisions by grand juries in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, the Rev. Al [...]
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Solomon debates Garner decision on WHYY
On Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, Solomon joined a panel of guests that included Camden County [...]
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Commissioner Charles Ramsey on Garner
On Thursday's Wake Up With WURD on 900 am WURD, Solomon Jones interviewed Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles [...]
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