By GhettoGEEK Dr. eRiC Durham My first year in Korea is coming to a quick end. When I took the plane ride over last year, I didn’t know how long I would last out here. To be TOTALLY honest, I had visions of landing in the country…looking around for a day…getting some sleep in a …
This week on KBCS’s One World Report, you’ll hear my gripping and intimately personal interview with Dr. Debra Sullivan, mother of the late Aaron Sullivan. Aaron was murdered while sitting in his car, July 22nd 2009 in Seattle’s Leschi/Mt. Baker area. I first interviewed Dr. Sullivan months after the shooting. I was struck at how …
A few weeks ago, a ten year old boy accidentally shot himself in the arm attempting to rob someone on a South Seattle metro bus. Ten years old. So, what do I think about a ten year old kid suspected of multiple felonies? I think the same thing you think; What. The Hell? I think …
I have made no secret of my utter disappointment and outrage at Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s blatant disproportionate treatment of, and lack of attention to, community crime across the city. At focus, the city’s 8 point plan for public safety in Belltown, which includes extra policing (and the poop/vomit patrol) while other neighborhoods are left to deal with violence …
Last week conservative radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlesinger found herself in hot water for repeatedly using the N-word on air while giving ostensible relationship advice to a Black caller. The Black woman, married to a White man, was struggling to deal with racist comments made regularly by her husband’s White friends. Dr. Laura …