August 28 will remain forever one of the most hallowed and sacred days in American history. On that day 47 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther
The recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill has produced a lot of anger from Republicans directed toward the president. Just last week, Joe Barton of
On the surface, the idea that Michael Jackson did anything to advance the cause for civil rights for African Americans seems almost preposterous. Especially when
A board of school officials in a small town in Massachusetts have unanimously voted to make condoms available to elementary school students, as reported by
There was no performer I admired more than MJ. In fact, I was offended when anyone spoke a negative word about him. I even ended
The flowers bloom and the sun does shine, but inside we act as though we are blindThis is not an attitude that is by design,
The Obama administration has just announced its selection to run the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of State and Local Coordination (ICE). Harold Hurtt,
There were many magical moments produced by this once-in-a-lifetime star named Michael Jackson. There were many things that he did during his five decades on
Traveling the world, in particular living abroad in Africa in countries like Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia and South Africa for sometimes as long as a year
(As told to me by Riley “Escobar” Freeman from “The Boondocks”) REAL “G” SOLUTION 10#…….World’s Biggest Fish-Fry: We could call it the “Under-The Sea Cookout”…
Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, already sitting in jail on probation violations, has just been slapped with 19 additional federal charges from the U.S.
In Genesis 1:29 it is written “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all
The 17-year-old girl who was videotaped being punched in the face by a police officer has issued an apology for her actions. The incident happened
In theory, an intellectual is one whose devotion is directed toward the exercise of intellectual pursuits. Intellectual, a word that stems from the Latin, means
There is a new definition of motherly love in the city of Gainesville, Fla., and it is unlike that of bygone days. Police in the
On a beautiful summer morning in New York City, both NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association) members and guests had the opportunity to hear NNPA chairman,
Hollywood has a long standing practice of misrepresenting and re-writing history. Whether it is Burt Reynolds playing the role of the renegade Apache Indian Geronimo,
In this climate of the resurgence of hate and racism, America may be returning to its post-Civil War roots. The impetus is namely the excuse
In Raleigh, N.C., law enforcement officials arrested four civil rights protesters for refusing to leave a school board meeting in Wake County. Police arrested civil
