It is essential that we never forget our history for as Marcus Garvey wrote, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and
The United States government is preparing new laws to take control and even seize private retirement accounts. The proposed law, which is in Congress now,
Many forget that America was founded on racism. From Africans being brought over to work as slaves to Indians being given smallpox-infected blankets to the
Car thieves unwittingly caused national embarrassment for the Rev. Jesse Jackson when they stole his luxury SUV and stripped it while he met in Detroit to discuss
The collective suffering of African Americans is reaching dangerous and historic highs as the recession continues to deliver its merciless wrath. Black unemployment has risen
Tameka “Tiny” Cottle should take the charge in T.I.’s felony drug bust in Los Angeles, suggests rapper 50 Cent. In a series of messages to his Twitter followers, multimillionaire
A 4-year-old girl weighed only 15 pounds when she was found dead in her filthy Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment on Sept. 2. The mother, Carlotta Brett-Pierce,
Wyclef’s song “Gone Till November” keeps playing in my head. Does that mean that I’m a fan of the aspiring Haitian politician? Hardly. I’ve just
The breeze of one’s mind blows both cool and hot, because inside our head there warms a spot that chills an idea from feelings that
The 2010 U.S. Open, which kicked off Monday, Aug. 30, has the Williams sisters in the spotlight, again. They’ve done such damage in the tennis
Since Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, African Americans without question have voted hook, line and sinker for the Democratic Party. As a consequence of this
If anything can be learned from last weekend Aug. 28-29 following the conclusion of the rally held in Washington, D.C., by Glenn Beck and supporters
The health risk of substance abuse, especially excessive alcohol consumption, has been documented extensively in scientific literature. However, the ills we often associate with the
Years ago people were called conspiracy theorists when they said that the government wanted to implant chips into every American citizen and that they would
Over the past few weeks America has gone through a major produce scare due to a massive egg recall. Just when you may have thought
Forty-seven years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. presented his historical “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., it’s evident
The U.S. Department of Justice is taking steps to outlaw the segregation of HIV positive prisoners, calling it a major hindrance to treatment and rehabilitation.
When the Obama administration took office, they also inherited the economic troubles worsened by the Bush years and the prior presidents from Bill Clinton to
Just when you thought you could turn your head and look away from the stupidity, neo-Nazi and white supremacist attitudes and beliefs again rear their
In an act that many civil rights leaders and ministers characterize as treasonous and treacherous, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Alveda King, will
