The Session: Another On the B Side production
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Did black groups pimp their members to Democrats?
By RAYNARD JACKSON When the leaves start falling,we know autumn is around the corner. When the snow begins to fall on the east coast,we know …
Will Trump out perform GOP with African American voters?
By CLARENCE V. MCKEE The Republican and Democratic conventions gave us a glaring example of America’s racial and political divide! While the Democrats had a …
Nation watching as two states refocus beyond ‘Obamacare’
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON – Moving beyond “Obamacare,”political activists are lookingto state ballot questions to refocus the nation’s longrunning debate over government’s role …
Priest says colleagues told him to say prayers for abusing boys
By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam – A 95- year-old Catholic priest admitted to sexually abusing boys decades ago on Guam. He said …
Church facilitating deep religious talks, encourages tolerance over a cold beer
By EMILY TATE The Columbus Dispatch GAHANNA, Ohio (AP) – It’s not everyday that churchgoers get to break down the Bible with a beer in …
Nevada mourns loss of first black woman to earn college degree
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. – Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first black woman to earn a college …
Dump can’t win if black folks and the rest of the Obama coalition vote
By C.B. HANIF Editor’s note:C.B.Hanif is a former South Florida Times managing editor,and former editorial columnist for The Palm Beach Post. This essay features his …
Group sets plans for Ten Commandments granite monument near Arkansas Capitol
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A granite monument of the Ten Commandments planned near Arkansas’ Capitol will weigh 6,000 pounds and …
Americans upbeat about transforming their lives
Statepoint If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the spirit Americans are embracing in pursuit of their own progress, as they cheer …