Posts in category Opinion

You must provide your children and grandchildren with the truth about America’s so-called “founding fathers.” It is critical that Americans of African descent, especially, know …

Voter apathy can destroy communities Voters, you have a choice. What you do with the choice is really up to you. When a dismal 10-14 …

By Raynard Jackson On the very day that Michael Brown, the slain teenager from Ferguson, Mo., was buried, the Congressional Black Caucus made a major …

By  Rosita Chatonda The economic downturn of recent years brought the decline of the middle class into the forefront of national discourse. However, the “lifting …

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions …

Recently while at the grocery store picking up a few items, I came across a close friend who told me about a new community event …

The world is imploding. The Middle East is like a pit of snakes feeding on one another; licenses to kill black males have been taken …

More than anything else, the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, and the aftermath point to this stark reality: …

Avid readers of this space may recall that I twice wrote one sentence about the Trayvon Martin “murder.” I wrote: “Trayvon Martin was profiled, hunted …

I have been involved in the Miami-Dade community for 40 years and, during this time, I have watched and supported most of the work done …