Can Live Oak overcome its history of racism?
I grew up in Live Oak, Florida, and go back to visit my family several times a year. My roots in the community run deep. …
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I brought you into this world …
“I brought you into this world, and I’ll take you out,” sometimes said in jest, but perhaps always with a degree of seriousness. We laugh …
Baltimore the result of failed policies
In Ferguson, protesters and rioters blamed a white mayor, police chief and political power structure for years of mistreatment of blacks by police. So what’s …
Can Live Oak overcome its history of racism?
I grew up in Live Oak, Florida, and go back to visit my family several times a year. My roots in the community run deep. …
“Wrapped up in God’s love”
“This is why the Father loves me because I freely lay down my life.” ~ John 10:17 (MSB) What does it mean to be wrapped …
Wake-up people, the time is now!
While the cowardice of leadership may seem overbearing, non-action is ludicrous contemplation as a solution. The question for black Americans about their leaders is this: …
Baltimore burns while cops have to stand down
Another incident between the Black community and cops; Another group of Blacks burning cars and looting businesses; cops just observing crimes with very few arrests; …
The tragedy of frustrations unheeded
There are eerie similarities between the deaths of Freddie Gray in Baltimore and of Arthur McDuffie in Miami-Dade. Both suffered violent deaths while in police …
Israel’s 67th Independence Day National Men’s Cancer Month
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day: “Today I am delighted to mark the anniversary of the …