The believer’s blueprint for change
In 2008 when President Barack Obama was campaigning and running for President of the United States, his campaign published a booklet entitled, The Blueprint for …
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Africa counts: a new generation of problem solvers
The University Cheikh Anta Diop has its earliest roots in a medical school founded in Dakar in 1918 to train primarily French students for medical …
Language in thought and action
Last week I was reflecting on how to better help the Republican Party get more blacks engaged in the party and ended up taking a …
CBC endorsement of Hillary
Apparently members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) see themselves as “The Supreme Leaders of Black America.” Be that fact or fiction, in truth the …
Are Republicans and conservatives too angry to make good decisions?
It is 2016, and white folks are mad. They are mad at everything and everyone, and they have decided that no one is going to …
2015, a year of tragedy and promise
So much happened last year that should cause us to pause and reflect. While we look back on how our year went personally, there were …
As simple as black and white
It is different being black in America. Nowhere is this more evident than in law enforcement’s response to the armed militiamen held up in the …
White privilege: A longstanding American reality
DETROIT – The term privilege is defined as a special right, advantage or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of …
Pope urges peace and end to “arrogance of the powerful”
VATICAN CITY—Wishing for a year better than 2015, Pope Francis on Friday called for an end to the “arrogance of the powerful” that relegates the …
Mediation helps inmates handle stress
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Joe Engum of Pendleton started mediating because of a personal trauma. And for eight years now, Engum has been sharing that …