Clay: More crime victims should follow Goldman family’s lead

Originally published September 19, 2007 The Salt Lake Tribune

WASHINGTON – When grieving father Fred Goldman speaks publicly of social pariah O.J. Simpson, he doesn’t refer to the former football star by name. Instead, Goldman simply references Simpson by using more graphic and descriptive nouns, such as: ”The Killer,” or ”Monster” or ”SOB” or ”Garbage” or ”Filth.”More.

Put hip-hop’s CEO out of business

Originally published May 5, 2007 Amarillo Globe-News

My, look what the hip-hop culture has spawned. Observe this recent exchange between TV anchorman Anderson Cooper of CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ and a couple of teenagers in Harlem on the subject of gangsta rappers……..More.

With Tiger, seeing may not always be believing

Originally published April 9, 2010 All Business

The media were in the eye of the Tiger – and scared away. Frightened by a steely eyed control freak trying to reclimb the Mount Everest of sports pedestals. Tiger Woods controlled his first open news conference on April 5, make no mistake. Whenever a questioner dared to dip his toe into the cold-water side of the pool, i.e., with a tough question, Tiger recoiled and fired back with a latent, but stern, message: don’t go there again…… More.

Rosa Parks: Small frame, with major courage.

Originally published November 1, 2005 Knight Ridder/Tribune

WASHINGTON _ If there is an invaluable lesson to be culled from Rosa Parks’ majestic journey into American history, it is simply this: Size doesn’t matter. Reflecting back to the summer of 1992 made me realize that. It was a hot August day during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Detroit 13 years ago. .More.