Twitter’s tweeters have been tweeting all morning about a tweet acclaimed journalist Soledad O’Brien shared with followers just hours ago: “Tomoro: the deltas! (Hey Soror!).”
Former Capital City Corp. CEO Ephren W. Taylor called mega-church pastor Eddie L. Long’s YouTube video a form of “character assassination” that paints Taylor as
WASHINGTON – It is poetic justice that NBA legend Bill Russell will get the highest possible civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He never received
As a young adult, I despised Stephen King for his book Cujo. It reminded me of one of the great figures in history regarding Africans
Before Civil Rights activist Leon Hall passed away, he told his son Kwanza not to get into politics. Somehow, though, the Hall legacy of getting
One of the most valuable possessions I own is Hattie McDaniel’s autograph. My great aunt gave it to my grandmother, who left it to me
Around the globe from Tunisia to Egypt and even in Iran, we have seen the significance and utility that social media platforms like Twitter and
Just about every day on television and the radio I hear ads from the Georgia Meth Project. The organization’s website states that it is “a
PHOTOS: CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN CONCEDES! This was Chicago’s first post-race mayoral competition, and the black candidates circled the wagon around the community in hopes of
Let’s talk about Joe — Jackson, that is. Whenever the Jackson family has a new project to promote, they bring out the family black sheep,
We can only hope that African Americans really, really love Prince George’s County, Md., and other trendy suburbs of Washington D.C., that they fled to
Maybe it’s a joke that you would hear at your local barbershop or from the mouth of a comedian who has a bit more leeway
The saying that goes “out of mouth of babes oft come gems” doesn’t ring any truer than when you listen to Tyrin “Paperboy” Niles, a
America’s history is filled with examples of exploitation. From General Amherst giving Native Americans on the Trail of Tears blankets infected with smallpox to the
“The church is responsible for the high rate of unmarried black women.” I heard this irrational assertion for the first time last summer, but somehow
By definition, to improve is to enhance in value or quality — to make better. Yet more than 40 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther
In bygone days, particularly the ‘60s and ‘70s, music not only made people smile, dance and sing, it also communicated significant messages to the masses.
Verizon Wireless and Apple® announced on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, that the iPhone® 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday,
The Morton School of Excellence will be one of the lucky winners in the Illinois Lottery’s annual volunteerism program, Raise a Hand, which seeks to
The prominent sign behind the front desk of the high school read: “No caps allowed.” As I read the bright red sign with a picture
