The Chinese hacking group, Guardians of Peace (GOP) are believed to have links to North Korea according to press reports from the region describing a technology hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. At first blush one must ask, ‘why North Korea.” ... Read More

Sex trafficking of minors, aka sexual exploitation of minors, continues in all corners of the world, and law enforcement is becoming more sensitized toward as to how the individual minor prostituting themselves are the victims. Shared Hope International released their... Read More

The child next door? Yes sadly, human trafficking has reached into our enclaves of peace and tranquility, as articulated recently at a panel discussion in Craven County, North Carolina recently. But this is not new news, we can look back... Read More

John F. Kennedy left this world fifty years ago. The U-2 shoot down, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs and what would be the defining moment of the US Civil Rights Movement, the Birmingham Campaign were recent history. I had no idea... Read More

Slavery 1860 and 2013: Following the 1860 census, it was possible to create a density map of slavery in the United States.  A close look at the map shows that some areas had a density of 75% of the population... Read More

Today is Columbus Day – October 12, 2013.  72 years ago, my parents were wed in Holyoke, MA.  They passed on in 1993, and thus had 52 years together.  On their 52nd anniversary my mother was asked by one of... Read More

Courtesy of AP Yesterday I viewed a video from Human Rights Watch, “Egypt:Epidemic of Sexual Violence.”  The video is provided below.  I viewed the piece and listened to the stories, which chronicle the sexual attacks from the “Arab spring” through... Read More

The murders which occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.  shocked the community, the state and the country.  Resources are flowing in and we have heard of the acts of heroism displayed by the deceased adults and many others.  The sadness of... Read More

On August 2, I, Christopher Burgess, had the pleasure of appearing on D-Talks Radio show, hosted by Denise Brown and Danielle Pierre.  The session, titled, “Child Slavery, Bullycide, What in the US is going on?”  was a far ranging discussion... Read More

I recently read a piece put out byUpali Wickramasinghe, the Regional Advisor on Poverty Reduction and Food Security (CAPSA-ESCAP) in which it was articulated of the 925 million in this world who live with food insecurity every day, 528 million... Read More

In the summer of 2011 I had the pleasure of meeting Detective Christopher Baughman of the Las Vegas Police Department in person and chatting with him about his book, “Off the Street.”   You see Detective Baughman is the lead for... Read More

Today I opened up the NY Times web page to see Nicholas D. Kristoff’s piece “Where Pimps Peddle Their Goods” which speaks to how Village Voice Media accepts advertising on their websites which offers lightly veiled solicitations for the services of “escorts”... Read More

Seattle PI This past week we have all been reeling from the shock of the murder of Charlie and Braden Powell, who were murdered by their father.  The same father whose wife, Susan Powell, has been missing (presumed murdered by... Read More

Over the course of the last few days, my family and I have been screaming at the TV as the despicable case of alleged welfare fraud conducted by David Silverstein and his spouse, Lyudmila Shiminova. In this time of economic uncertain, high unemployment... Read More

One of the side shows of the recent Casey Anthony trial was the behavior of one of the spectators: Matthew Bartlett, read the admonishment on the court room door and ignored it.  The admonishment in very large print said:  Any... Read More

Digital Birmingham A question which every parent should be asking themselves, “How does my child access the internet?” “With whom is my child engaging?” The array of answers may startle you. So make no assumptions. Why does it matter? Knowing... Read More

Were you aware that hunger, food insecurity is one of the root causes of individuals finding themselves victimized by Human Traffickers?  You might be asking yourself how is this possible.  In urban and rural situations both within the United States and... Read More

Yesterday I learned that the number of individuals in the United States who are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka Food Stamps) assistance has grown by 14% and now has reached ~41 million persons, not surprising given ~43 million... Read More

The recent suicide by Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi is a horrific tragedy on so many levels.  As I noted in my prior pieces on cyber bullying, tolerance and respect are sorely lacking in today’s society.  This situation is further amplified by our... Read More

The United States census bureau recently released the statistics on poverty.  The numbers indicated 1 in 7 Americans are living below the poverty line. When you say it that way it doesn’t sound so bad does it, just 1 in 7.  Maybe... Read More