Ginger McKnight-Chavers

Freelance Political Writer

Attorney and author. Graduate of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and Harvard Law School.

Articles

Michelle Obama emerges as star Clinton ally

As I wrote following Michelle Obama’s memorable speech at the DNC convention, she has been a shining star since we met as classmates at Harvard Law School. “Tall, lanky, with a quick, dry wit, a sharp intellect, and a warm demeanor. No pretense, but broad priorities that always extended beyond herself, no matter what she was […]

By Ginger McKnight-Chavers - September 28, 2016

Trump suggests unilaterally disarming Black citizens

As part of his “outreach” to the Black community, Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “law and order candidate,” has weighed in on what he described as “violence in the Black community.” Trump’s solution is a return to controversial and ineffective “stop and frisk” policies that were once implemented in New York City. Said Trump: “You have […]

By Ginger McKnight-Chavers - September 22, 2016

To be Black in America is to be afraid

Over the last few days, four more names have trended; four more Black citizens who have been killed by police violence or neglect. We name them, individually, because they are not mere statistics in a grim tally of police killings, lumped together to be demonized and discarded. Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was fatally shot in […]

By Ginger McKnight-Chavers - September 21, 2016