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...
By Cheryl Smith By Cheryl Smith I made plans in July. I canceled those plans in November. The plan was to spend January 20,...
By Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s words resonate deeply: “When you hit rock bottom, God made the rock.” In moments of despair, this...
“Mother, mother, there’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother, there’s far too many of you dying. You know we’ve got to find...
Each day is a blessing, and we receive unmerited favor. Our ups outweigh our downs. Our good times are more than our bad times.
“We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of...
As I sat down to write this column on Monday night, I was shaking my head. How did I miss that Monday, December 2,...
November was as good a month as any to revisit a health problem that continues to grip African-Americans more than others, but fewer people...
Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, the guiding light of wisdom and faith in our family, often reminded us that every blessing begins with preparation. “Opportunity...
When you think about it, every season is one to give thanks. No, I am not celebrating "Thanksgiving Day" and its place in history;...
Being in the fourth quarter of my life has given me a front row seat to many signature events in the United States of...