White backlash nipped Urban League’s 1960s progress
We really had something very positive going on at the Greater New York Urban League in Harlem during the late 1960s. People were working with …
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Cosby, the KKK and the CCC
What do The Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and Bill Cosby have in common? Privilege, i.e., their sense of entitlement. …
Obama’s continued disdain for Africa
In June of 2013 Obama tried to lecture Senegalese President, Macky Sall in front of his own people on accepting homosexuality in his country. Before …
The Iran deal: What you need to know
At last, the P5+1 (the US, UK, Germany, France, Russia and China) have announced an agreement with Iran limiting that country’s nuclear research program. Supporters …
When God gives you a victory
“David was dancing before The Lord, with all his might while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of The Lord with shouts …
Black Lives Matter: Why we shut down the Presidential town hall
PHOENIX — The Netroots Nation conference is the largest gathering of progressive voices in the United States. On Saturday, July 18, 2015, thousands of people …
Shaker Heights church uses goats as eco-friendly lawn mowers
By JULIE WASHINGTON The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A young woman sitting on a lawn chair, watching her goats munch the …
A New Paradigm
The cold blooded, premeditated murders of nine people attending Bible study at the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina was a …
One Nation Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all
One hundred forty-seven years ago on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. …
Revealing Black Men Black Family Month
July is National BlackFamily Month, which is a good time to take a moment to celebrate the role of black men in their families and …