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There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
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There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
Conversations are happening right now among old Civil Rights workers that should trouble every American. These are not political operatives, cable television commentators, or...
It is naïve to think there aren’t evil people in the world. They have only one purpose and that is to harm as many...
You’ve had a few weeks to digest the evisceration of the Voting Rights Act by the not-so-Supreme Court. You’ve struggled with finding the appropriate...
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Black women leaders have been working on this issue of voting rights, calling for the passage of the John Lewis...
Who should be the Person of the Year for 2021? Good question. Who decides and what is the criteria? Looking back at previous Persons...
By Thomas Muhammad The Orange Man cometh and soon he might be leaving, wearing an orange jumpsuit to match his skin tone! Seriously, with...
By Miles Jaye Do you feel safe? Do you feel safe when you’re out and about, jogging or driving along highways, city streets or...
By LE. “Lilly” Brown It is with grave disappointment that as we approach the year 2022, we are still struggling with outright discrimination as...
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Jaxson is the most adorable child! His grandmother and I have been best friends since middle school. His aunts are...
By Vincent L. Hall “If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.” Marian Wright Edelman, Former Director, Children’s Defense...
By Cheryl Smith There’s nothing like a pandemic to help people put things into perspective. Vacations, retirements, marriages, and divorces are just a few...
By Miles Jaye Military service, the U.S. Air Force, was my way out of Brooklyn. It was my ticket out, along with countless others...
By Terry Allen I now know what was Lucille “Big Mama’ Allen saying to me and others when she stated, “you must pour into...