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Raphael Warnock is focused on Georgia

In these final days before the U.S. Senate runoff election on Jan. 5, 2021, voters across the state of Georgia are being bombarded with phone

Raphael Warnock: Ready for leadership

On Monday, Dec. 14, 2020,  in the heart of southwest Atlanta at the C.T. Martin Natatorium, early voting kicked off with a crowd. The night

Georgia voters are standing for change

Sitting in a Birmingham, Alabama, jail on April 16, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., reflected on the interrelatedness of all communities. He

Photo courtesy of Mr. Eddie 'Big Cat' Odom, Mrs. Odom's son.

Real heroes of the South

There is no statue honoring Yvonne Bernadette Lee Odom in my hometown of Delray Beach, Florida. I would like to feign surprise, but I am

Memphis pastor calls MLK Day ‘a sham’

A minister from the city where Martin Luther King Jr.’s life ended declared that the national holiday honoring the civil rights hero has degenerated into

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the reason they sing

“We Sing for Martin Luther King” was originally written in 1968, the day after Dr. King was shot. Songwriters,  have re-worked it and created a video to coincide with the 50th anniversary.