Editorial
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...
There is something in this country about not being a white male gets you blamed for being a racist if you complain about them!...
It was an autumn morning in 2018 when my phone rang in Washington, D.C., and I’ll never forget the sound of Mama’s voice on...
By Cheryl Smith You may not have heard about the demise of yet another newspaper. This is the message I sent to Focus Daily...
“Now all the “nigger-lovers” and Black people were gathering around Jesus to listen. And the White church people and Sun- day school teachers were...
By Kenneth L. Hardin The one semester I attended an HBCU before transferring to a predominantly white institution wasn’t long enough to count for...
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. The year 2024 is gone. We can’t look back. We can only look ahead to new beginnings. Lamenting...
By Rosette RoyaleSouth Seattle Emerald Reprinted – by Garland Journal I was about to hop on a bus on Third Avenue recently when I...
By Cheryl Smith As we close out 2024, I can’t help but reflect on the year with mixed emotions and look forward to 2025...
Voter education must begin long before you go to the polls By Emily RamirezIntern First-time voter, high school senior, and I Messenger Media intern,...