Reparations for slavery are just and long overdue
The 15 nations of the 41-year-old Caribbean Community are seeking a meeting with European countries which practiced slavery. They want to talk about reparations – …
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Just being ‘there’ doesn’t give you the right to claim to be a hero
One reason The Gantt Report is different from most columns is that I don’t parrot other editorial writers. I don’t read columns by other writers, …
5 free things for visitors to do in Detroit
DETROIT — Detroit certainly has its financial woes as the largest U.S. city to undergo bankruptcy. But that doesn't mean visitors have to break their …
Let’s have no illusions about politics
So now the Republican Party wants to spend a paltry $30 million to woo black voters. Well, let’s see: If they focus on, say 30 …
Have you given your life to God?
I’m ashamed to admit it but it wasn’t after joining the church, or going to Seminary or even after being ordained that I gave my …
Why celebrate the independence of the slave masters?
I am African American, black, negro, African, mulatto, moreno. Some people – even people who look like me – still call me by the N-word. …
Tips for buying engagement rings
You’re in love and ready to buy an engagement ring. But are you ready to part with three months’ salary as the diamond industry has …
Fish, fishermen hold prominent places in scripture
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Pop quiz: What were the first animals God created? A look at Genesis 1:20 reveals that before man, before livestock and …
Do you fit the profile?
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does …
What we Think: Cleaning up the mess
When Barack Obama considered making a bid for the White House he probably in his wildest imagination never thought that if he was successful his …