Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Stories by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Going nuts
Jesse Jackson’s real problem with Barack Obama
The fear factor
Law and disorders
Pampered Paris wasn’t LA County jail’s only mentally ill inmate staring into space
The feminization of prison
Why more women — and especially black women — are behind bars
Southern discomfort
Why Republicans continue to oppose the Voting Rights Act
Falling off the map
Blame affirmative action's demise for black student declines
The N word on trial — again
Fighting over words is easier than tackling real problems facing black Americans
A political sea change
Illegal Immigration threatens to cause a major shift in black politics
Strained alliance
Civil rights leaders tread lightly on immigrant rights
Fight for the bottom
African-Americans find themselves joining whites against illegal immigration
Quiet warrior
Coretta King was every bit the civil rights fighter her more famous husband was
Grabbing at King's legacy
King is no different than other towering historical figures whose legacies become laced with hypocrisy, mythmaking and outright distortions
Painful lessons
Running LA schools shouldn't be on Villaraigosa's things to do list in 2006