Development of Overtown must preserve its essential character
Without the authentic approval and input from the community, the city of Miami will make yet another attempt to “revitalize” historic Overtown. Revitalization is surely …
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‘My Brother’s Keeper’ is bad for mentoring movement
By Phillip Jackson The White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative is destroying the black male mentoring movement in America, decades-long work to save black boys. …
Don’t treat domestic abuse lightly
Domestic abuse, especially involving women being beaten by men, is a pervasive feature of our society, especially in sports, with superstars from time to time …
Jesus People Church to host the 3-day training conference
BLACK PR WIRE — Dr. Mark Chironna, Dr. Billie Regan Deck, Dr. Earl Johnson, Pamela Vinnett, Terry Thompson and former National Basketball Association great Pastor …
Make your political donations count
By Lucius Gantt Recent reports say that national, statewide and local offices of the Democratic Party spend less than three percent of billions of dollars …
Legal pot: Another negative for black neighborhoods
See if you can hang with me on this one. My perspective on legalization of marijuana (pot) begins with my “street cred,” that is to …
Deeper Than Skin review – why people still think light skin is morally superior to dark skin
This should have been a serious investigation into why this prejudice over skin colour still exists. Instead, we got a slightly flippant host and some …
The madness of mass incarceration
A welcome pattern has been developing with regard to sentences against nonviolent drug offenders, with President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder leading …
But what about futuristic me?
By Gilbert Rainford: Note: This is the text of a presentation I made at a meeting of the World Future Society in Orlando on July …
We know the monsters: Barack Obama isn’t one
By Antonia Williams Gary What does a monster look like? Lately, President Barack Obama has been painted as the worst U.S.president since… (fill in the …