Jermaine Hall

1 week ago | levelman.com | Jermaine Hall

Last weekend, I attended a college reunion at my alma mater, Fisk University. It was also graduation, and the Class of '75 was celebrating their 50th Anniversary. I have two more years to go, God willing. The Class of 2025 was graduating, and I couldn't help but wonder if Fisk University or any other HBCUs would be around for their 50th? Colleges and Universities serving all people of color are coming under fire. This isn't new, but the intensity has grown.

1 month ago | levelman.com | Jermaine Hall

The current format is in dire need of a revampWatching Cable news or opinion shows is a frustrating experience. The host has a guest who is in a position to address the day's issue, but they never answer direct questions with a straight answer. Ask them anything, and they thank you for having them on the show and giving them a chance to set the record straight. Then, they talk about whatever they want to talk about, fending off any attempts at interruption until it's time for a commercial.

1 month ago | levelman.com | Jermaine Hall

People without law degrees often are quick to offer up their opinions on whether the Constitution protects what they consider hate speech. Not coincidentally, people who want the speech to stop claim it isn't protected, and people who want the speech to continue think it is. Most get the nuances wrong. That brings us to a question on many of our minds. Is the Trump administration's decision to deport students and others here on visas when they engage in anti-Israel protests on campuses legal or not?

Jan 23, 2025 | levelman.com | Jermaine Hall

I've always had a complicated relationship with the sound of my voice. It started well before the first time I heard myself on tape - though the moment after I pressed play on that prehistoric tape recorder was one of the most ear-opening moments of my life. "Is that what everyone hears when I talk," I thought to myself as I tried to wrap my brain around the strange sound coming out of the speakers.

Jan 20, 2025 | levelman.com | Jermaine Hall

Khari "Needlzs" Cain speaks in measured tones while in the chaos of afternoon school pickup. He's juggling like a champion: simultaneously conducting this interview while listening attentively to the day's report on his daughter, Makayla. Makayla has autism. The clinical diagnosis is the 22Q Deletion, called Phelan-McDermid syndrome. In layman's terms this brilliant middle child was born with a chromosome partially deleted. She is non-verbal but finding her voice through letter board therapy.