Do not back up; do not back down, black America. Do not give in another inch, not one iota. Hold the line! To do this, …

A moderate Colin Powell-type Republican Party would probably attract significant numbers of independents, non-Cuban Hispanics and African Americans. Such a happening is especially likely among …

The Mississippi-born black protest writer Richard Wright, a master craftsman, utilized the novel form of expression to elucidate through theme, characters and setting what he …

Clinging activism sometimes takes one step backward to propel two steps forward. It has produced awareness among urban and rural minority populations, including the elderly …

In one of his many great speeches fortunately recorded for posterity, Malcolm X talked about the house Negro and the field Negro. Malcolm said, “When …

Well, the Meek family will come out of the 2010 Florida political debacle in great shape, as Kendrick Meek loses his bid to move up …

If you are black and live in South Florida, then you know that too many inner-city deaths are attributable to HIV-AIDS. Except for those who …

When you are told that what you see and know as real is not reality, you, my friends, are victims of what is euphemistically called …

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is the first ecosystem restoration project of such great magnitude ever undertaken, not only in the United States, but …

My number-one columnist is Leonard Pitts Jr., and he has been that way since I “discovered” him. But my memory seems fogged on when that …