Gun violence is a reflection of us
In the streets of Bogalusa, La., a sadly familiar scene unfolds – the mournful wail of sirens, the piercing flash of blue lights, and another …
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Africa Global: Required Reading
REQUIRED READING: ART IN PUBLIC PLACES: On view through Dec. 10 in The Airspace Around The Art & Recreation Center (ARC), 675 Ali Baba Ave., …
Black survivors nearly invisible in Catholic sexual abuse crisis
BALTIMORE (AP) – As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more. The Catholic priest appeared …
Deploying troops to wage war in the cities is just one aspect of Trump’s autocracy plan
Trump would have the legal authority under the Insurrection Act to send troops to wage war against fellow Americans at home. PHOTO COURTESY OF MILITARY.COM …
We keep focus on democracy and Donald Trump
Former president Donald J. Trump is the Republican frontrunner and will more than likely win his party’s nomination next summer. That means there will be …
‘The Birthing Stool’: Shiphrah & Puah, Black midwives of Egypt
REV. DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT JR.: His book, “Africans who Shaped Our Faith,” highlights two women who played a significant role in saving Hebrew boys. PHOTOS …
History and lots of karma mark important election wins in three states
Yusef Salaam, then 15, was wrongfully imprisoned in 1989. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAW.UPENN.EDU It will remain an irony for the ages. When Yusef Salaam, then …
Questionable deaths place Mississippi in the consciousness of Black America
When the late Nina Simone penned “Mississippi Goddamn,” the state rightfully was under the country’s microscopic because of its staunch and deadly opposition to desegregation, …
Political masochism, voter suppression and the unrelenting campaign to preserve the racist past
The extent of political masochism in some states never ceases to amaze. It was evident most recently when Mississippi voters – among the poorest in …
No simple answers to questions about war
The matters of the war in the Middle East are complicated; there are no simple answers. For instance, I just learned that there are guidelines …