Without Change, the Absence of Race Within Veteran Treatment Court Policies Will Continue to Destructively Impact African American Veterans Veteran Treatment Courts (VTCs), one of several treatment court models, all create policies that govern their programs. VTCs are not impervious to acts that discriminate against African American veterans who are either participants or eligible to participate
Abolitionists in America played a significant role in abolishing chattel slavery. They disagreed with the inhumane treatment and methodology of the slave trade model, which represented the status quo of the wealth generation. Abolitionists first understood needs and then developed strategies that assisted escaping slaves in multiple ways. From providing shelter and food, to fighting to change
But how do we deal with the man made hurricane of racial bigotry? Our nation has seen the horror that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused. What happened was not simply the loss of life, but the ravaging and destruction of communities that at best will take years to rebuild. There is no silver lining in
