Were Blacks Systematically Eliminated from New Orleans After Katrina?
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, there are now 100,000 fewer blacks living in the city of New Orleans. Some will say this is due to …
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In Honor of Our African Heritage
On the last weekend in August, I co-hosted the fundraising gala for the African Museum of Arts and Culture (AMAC) in Miami Gardens. Spearheaded by …
Tragic death of journalists
Last week’s tragic murder of two journalists in Virginia sent shock waves through the journalism community all over the world. And it made me shudder. …
I lost a friend of 55 years
As I can recall, my friendship with Julian Bond began on a fall day in 1960 after a student meeting in the “Upper Room” of …
One of those days
Sometimes the day doesn’t begin as you thought it might. Sunday, August 16, 2015, was one of those days. Having just flown into Vienna, Austria …
The insults continue against our president
During Meet the Press on Sunday, August 23, 2015, one commentator said, “We’ve already had a woman President – Barack Obama.” He followed up by …
Bring back the Chibok girls.
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24) Today, we mark a sad milestone: 500 days have passed since Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls from their dormitory …
Christianity wrongly attacked for opposing same-sex marriage
On July 24, 201, The Root, an online magazine whose Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr., a well-known friend of President Barack Hussein Obama, published a …
Manipulation of black folks has become a cottage industry
Ferguson, Missouri has become a flashpoint. The organizers behind the “astroturf” marches and protests against alleged police brutality and racism held a one-year commemoration of …
GOP debate failed to address antiquated criminal justice system
Kawana Lloyd, PICO National Network, Blacklivesmatter. klloyd@piconetwork.org Faith leaders with the PICO National Network’s Live Free campaign released the following statement in response to the …