Dems throw Blacks, Hispanics under political expediency bus
By Clarence McKee If the words racism or racist were not in the Democrats’ vocabulary they would not be able to talk. A good example …
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Where does it begin? When does it end?
By ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY Woman and girl power movements have lit up the world stage, and even Jay Z has joined in the dialogue. Jay Z …
The politics of blackness: Another icon passes
Hugh Masekela PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE By BARBARA HOWARD I was saddened to discover that South African Jazz musician Hugh Masekela had passed. Hugh Masekela …
Laundromat serves as gathering place, resource for the needy
A Charleston, S.C. laundromat is a place to wash clothes, study the bible and have a snack. PHOTO COURTESY OF AIKEN STANDARD By ANGIE JACKSON …
Tyler Perry buys new van to replace church’s stolen van
When a church had its van stolen, Tyler Perry bought it a new van. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP)- A Georgia church administrator …
Facebook partners with church for HBCU festival
The social media giant is partnering with The Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation for its 16th annual HBCU College Festival. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALFRED STREET …
Deporting the ‘Dreamers’ will be an unconscionable act
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN This much must be conceded about President Donald Trump: He is determined to fulfill his campaign promises with perhaps greater zeal than …
Here’s why Oprah should run for president
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER This country has had a deeply troubled, schizophrenic relationship with blacks ever since it forcibly brought Africans here and enslaved them for …
Safeguard our Democratic process by revising Constitution with caution
By JOSEPH HATCHETT One of the first things you learn in any American history class is the fundamental importance of our nation’s constitution. This founding …
DACA is new dog whistle
By BARBARA HOWARD A few weeks ago, someone sent me a piece by vlogger Candace Owens in which she says “The Left uses ‘racism’ to …