The Deadwiley Truth

THE DEADWILEY TRUTH OP-ED COLUMN THE “PEN,” WHEN USED EFFECTIVELY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD   By Eric M. Deadwiley   August 25, 2014   BLACK MEN ARE ASKING: WHY SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO MARCH?   For well over 60 years, Black people in America have been utilizing the “Archaic” and “ineffective” strategy of marching and rallying to call attention to systemic problems and abuses plaguing our communities. The Honorable Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., successfully utilized “non-violent” resistance and “civil disobedience” to bring about a change in public policy in the 60’s. However, back in the 50’s and 60’s there were other groups that stood in sharp contrast to the passive resistance of Dr. King’s movement. Groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panther Party, for self Defense (BPP) and the Nation of Islam (NOI) with Min. Malcolm X as the NOI’s national spokesperson. It may be that the United States Government accepted Dr

THE DEADWILEY TRUTH OP-ED COLUMN     By Eric M. Deadwiley   May 16, 2014                                                                                           WHY DON’T YOU TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO?   COMMENTARY │Now that newly crowned WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1) is the legitimate holder of the only heavyweight belt not in the hands of the Internationally recognized Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3-53KOs), the boxing pundits are all abuzz about the possibility of a unification bout between the two champions. Don’t get me wrong, I would like to see the fight as well, even though I don’t think Stiverne has an ice cubes chance in hell of beating Wladimir Klitschko. In my opinion, Bermane Stiverne might as well simply walk over to Wladimir’s corner before the start of the first round and hand him the WBC Heavyweight belt. Boxing is c