The English language is under attack. We must defend it
By Raynard Jackson Over the past three hundred years, when foreigners contemplated immigrating to the United States, foremost in their minds was that they wanted …
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Pastors file suit against Coca-Cola over soda health risks
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press WASHINGTON – Two prominent African American pastors have filed suit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association, claiming soda …
Does the law work differently for the Trump administration?
By Roger Caldwell As a black man who has no formal education and training in the field of law, I understand that America operates by …
Black clergy: NAACP on ‘current path toward irrelevancy’
Former NAACP President Cornell William Brooks PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ADELLE M. BANKS Religion News Service The bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church …
Pigs generate dust in the wind
By Dr. Pierre B. Bland Though it seems mundane to me, I do lead an interesting life. That becomes apparent when I spend time with …
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s forum added to Impact Network programming lineup
Rev. Jesse Jackson PHOTO COURTESY OF RAINBOW PUSH COALITION PRNewswire DETROIT – Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, founder and president of the Impact Network, recently announced …
Author of 10th-century Hebrew biblical text identified
Hebrew biblical writing PHOTO COURTESY OF RATIONAL FAITHS By MADELEINE BUCKLEY Courtesy of Religion News Service The author of a 10th-century collection of scriptures has …
Faith leaders question Voter Fraud Commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. PHOTO COURTESY OF WHO CAN VOTE? By JENNIFER R. FARMER jfarmer@piconetwork.org Groups Say No One Should Be Allowed to …
Stuck on the Democratic plantation
By BARBARA HOWARD For over 20 years, I have attempted to open the eyes of intelligent, successful black folk, established “African Americans” (Americanborn, African-born, Caribbean-born, …
African ancestry combines races
ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY I dare say that most African Americans are of mixed race; every day we have DNA test results proving that. Some of our …