So what’s going on in your neighborhood?
In what I call Central Fort Lauderdale, which includes the downtown business area, black people occupy most of the land east of State Road 7 …
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Race and women define
Sitting here just shaking my head. After another too short, and tumultuous Black History Month, we are now getting ready to celebrate women! I always …
Trump, the wall and a yearning for blond, blue-eyed
During a January 2018 meeting in the Oval Office with members of Congress focusing on a possible bipartisan immigration policy, Haiti, El Salvador and African …
Dorothy Masuku: Africa lost singer, composer and hero of the struggle
By GWEN ANSELL theconversation.com PHOTO COURTESY OF MADELENE CRONJE/ MAIL & GUARDIAN Dorothy Masuku (Masuka was her stage name) died Feb. 23 at the age …
The power of black philanthropy: Sankofa Sistas Giving Circle
By Melba Pearson PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIAMI FOUNDATION Philanthropy is often seen as the province of the super-rich. The truth is that philanthropy is …
When is enough not enough?
By now, everybody in the world has heard about Empire’s (former) star Jussie Smollett’s racist hate crime hoax. We found out that $100,000 per episode …
Democrats should take on health care to lay groundwork for Green New Deal
You want Congress to take quick action to move the country forward and you have to choose between the “Green New Deal” and, for example, …
SOS Conference to ‘Save our Souls,’ strengthen families, rebuild communities
PHOTOS COURTESY OF AACTS ATLANTA, Ga. – Churches, pastors, ministers and those who speak for the evangelistic community are being called out to “do something” …
Virginia’s Gov. Northam starts Black History Month with photo of blackface
PHOTO COURTESY OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN When the Republicans are calling for a Democratic governor to step down from his office because of a racist …
In Northam Case: Should Sen. Kaine and others retrieve their stones?
As we ferret out truth from reality in the ongoing accusations against Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, where do we draw the line of guilt by …