Today, as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, it's time for an honest assessment of just how far we've come towards achieving his dream of freedom and justice for all.

A quick snapshot of today's income inequality and continued health and educational disparities...

According to an African adage, "to travel is to see." While I had heard about the awful working conditions and treatment of security guards in countries such as South Africa, Malawi and Mozambique, seeing the injustice and poverty workers face at the hands of Group 4 Securicor was more compelling...

I arrived in JoBurg yesterday from Washington, DC. On the drive from the airport to our hotel in Braamfontein, I was struck by the shear number of gated communities; the barbed wire, the signs advertising security systems. Incredible. And depressing. Its not my first visit to Joburg. I've been here...