Racing with Racism
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Will we ever put the brakes on bias?As we embark upon the 30-day gestation period where Black Friday morphs into a White Christmas, America still labors with the pain of deeply embedded racism. Just ask ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Will we ever put the brakes on bias?As we embark upon the 30-day gestation period where Black Friday morphs into a White Christmas, America still labors with the pain of deeply embedded racism. Just ask ... read more >>
It's Time to Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse
Written by U.S. Rep. Karen Bass 09 December 2011
For several weeks, we have been astonished by the child sexual abuse allegations against former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky and, most recently, the grand jury report that detailed ... read more >>
Written by U.S. Rep. Karen Bass 09 December 2011
For several weeks, we have been astonished by the child sexual abuse allegations against former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky and, most recently, the grand jury report that detailed ... read more >>
NAVIGATING EVERMORE DAUNTING CHALLENGES
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 09 December 2011
The twenty-first century poses increasingly daunting challenges for Black Americans and solutions will require new motivation and leadership. However, Blacks' individualistic and materialistic values mirror ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 09 December 2011
The twenty-first century poses increasingly daunting challenges for Black Americans and solutions will require new motivation and leadership. However, Blacks' individualistic and materialistic values mirror ... read more >>
WHITE PRIVILEGE PERPETUATED BY MINIMIZING RACE
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 09 December 2011
The bogus claim that America is a post-racial society is fueled not only by conservatives but liberals as well. (Post-racial America was one of Barack Obama's campaign themes.) This de facto counter-progressive ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 09 December 2011
The bogus claim that America is a post-racial society is fueled not only by conservatives but liberals as well. (Post-racial America was one of Barack Obama's campaign themes.) This de facto counter-progressive ... read more >>
Commemorating Loss, Cherishing Life:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Us, HIV/AIDS and Lessons LearnedEach year we mark and find great value and meaning in commemorating World AIDS Day, December 1, for it is good and right to remember and pay homage to the millions whose ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Us, HIV/AIDS and Lessons LearnedEach year we mark and find great value and meaning in commemorating World AIDS Day, December 1, for it is good and right to remember and pay homage to the millions whose ... read more >>
Holding America and Obama Accountable: Part 2
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Crafting a Protocol and PracticeThe urgent need to develop a well-conceived and conscientiously practiced protocol of exchange concerning how we discuss and approach President Obama emerges from the ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 09 December 2011
Crafting a Protocol and PracticeThe urgent need to develop a well-conceived and conscientiously practiced protocol of exchange concerning how we discuss and approach President Obama emerges from the ... read more >>
When I Am Weak
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 08 December 2011
You gracefully nurse the potency that is within me. The basis of your gift is that you understand my internal conflict. When I am weak, your vision guides me to a positive peak. You are the destiny I ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 08 December 2011
You gracefully nurse the potency that is within me. The basis of your gift is that you understand my internal conflict. When I am weak, your vision guides me to a positive peak. You are the destiny I ... read more >>
Self-Seeking
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 08 December 2011
Jeorald Pitts/Lil ToneThe Actor/Comedian Steve Harvey once said something simple, but profound that really meshed with my mental. He said: "I was who I was, I am who I am and I'm cool with both of them". ... read more >>
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 08 December 2011
Jeorald Pitts/Lil ToneThe Actor/Comedian Steve Harvey once said something simple, but profound that really meshed with my mental. He said: "I was who I was, I am who I am and I'm cool with both of them". ... read more >>
Holding America and Obama Accountable:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 08 December 2011
Crafting a Protocol and Practice-Part IIn the precise measure that a people perceives themselves as their own liberator and realizes that no leader or ally is a substitute for their own work and struggle ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 08 December 2011
Crafting a Protocol and Practice-Part IIn the precise measure that a people perceives themselves as their own liberator and realizes that no leader or ally is a substitute for their own work and struggle ... read more >>
The Giving of Thanks
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 08 December 2011
"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.' -Malcolm XThe above quote from Malcolm X is in reference to the celebration of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock in what they would call ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 08 December 2011
"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.' -Malcolm XThe above quote from Malcolm X is in reference to the celebration of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock in what they would call ... read more >>
Lesson of White House strafing: Limit guns now
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 02 December 2011
Protest has returned to Egypt's Tahrir Square; the Bears won their fifth in a row; a man stands accused of strafing the White House; China warns of a long recession.Wait a minute. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez ... read more >>
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 02 December 2011
Protest has returned to Egypt's Tahrir Square; the Bears won their fifth in a row; a man stands accused of strafing the White House; China warns of a long recession.Wait a minute. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez ... read more >>
Occupy Paradise
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 02 December 2011
Rich Man, Poor Man(Part 2 of 2)I wrote the following about the wealthiest one percent before they were popularly known as such in the October 23, 2008, Sentinel issue of this column:"'Into the streets ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 02 December 2011
Rich Man, Poor Man(Part 2 of 2)I wrote the following about the wealthiest one percent before they were popularly known as such in the October 23, 2008, Sentinel issue of this column:"'Into the streets ... read more >>
When Giving Is the Thanks
Written by By Larry Buford 02 December 2011
The American Thanksgiving holiday is sandwiched between our two highest-grossing commercial holidays--Halloween being second, and Christmas first. This year in America alone Halloween spending was expected ... read more >>
Written by By Larry Buford 02 December 2011
The American Thanksgiving holiday is sandwiched between our two highest-grossing commercial holidays--Halloween being second, and Christmas first. This year in America alone Halloween spending was expected ... read more >>
IS LATINO IMMIGRATION IN BLACKS' BEST INTEREST?
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 02 December 2011
"Mexicans ("illegal immigrants") are taking our jobs." This is the clarion claim of countless Blacks', especially those in poor neighborhoods. Although supporting evidence is inconclusive, the claim is ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 02 December 2011
"Mexicans ("illegal immigrants") are taking our jobs." This is the clarion claim of countless Blacks', especially those in poor neighborhoods. Although supporting evidence is inconclusive, the claim is ... read more >>
Democratic Blackness vs. Republican Blackness
Written by by Ezrah Aharone 02 December 2011
Ever since Republican Herman Cain, a self-described "Black conservative," remarked that two-thirds of Black Democrats are "brainwashed," the question of his "Blackness" has been contrasted with that of ... read more >>
Written by by Ezrah Aharone 02 December 2011
Ever since Republican Herman Cain, a self-described "Black conservative," remarked that two-thirds of Black Democrats are "brainwashed," the question of his "Blackness" has been contrasted with that of ... read more >>
Ms. Rita Edmond: A Second Glance at Destiny
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 02 December 2011
I'm about to throw you a curve here. I'm sure it's going to strike you as beyond curious that during these dire political times that I would be writing about music. But mark my words, I'm discussing much ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 02 December 2011
I'm about to throw you a curve here. I'm sure it's going to strike you as beyond curious that during these dire political times that I would be writing about music. But mark my words, I'm discussing much ... read more >>
TIME
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Hello World, I write to you all today within a positive and true state of mind, difficult, yet only because I must remain true and honest within self. Allow me to explain! The title, "Time," is in reference ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Hello World, I write to you all today within a positive and true state of mind, difficult, yet only because I must remain true and honest within self. Allow me to explain! The title, "Time," is in reference ... read more >>
Rehabilitation Versus Incapacitation
Written by Jeorald Pitts 18 November 2011
Jeorald PittsWith 2011 Marking the 221st birth year of the first U.S Penitentiary. It's unfortunate that the Philosophical Course that our prison systems should be operating under is still being debated. ... read more >>
Written by Jeorald Pitts 18 November 2011
Jeorald PittsWith 2011 Marking the 221st birth year of the first U.S Penitentiary. It's unfortunate that the Philosophical Course that our prison systems should be operating under is still being debated. ... read more >>
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 18 November 2011
Cheryl Pearson-McNeilI've got some great news for you. And it flies in the face of the steady stream of negative stories and statistics you're consistently bombarded with about African-Americans. But here ... read more >>
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 18 November 2011
Cheryl Pearson-McNeilI've got some great news for you. And it flies in the face of the steady stream of negative stories and statistics you're consistently bombarded with about African-Americans. But here ... read more >>
Weather Warning-Storm Rising:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Unoccupying and Decolonizing the WorldOur entry into the current conversation about the emerging Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS) is informed by a critical understanding and appreciation of our people's ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Unoccupying and Decolonizing the WorldOur entry into the current conversation about the emerging Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS) is informed by a critical understanding and appreciation of our people's ... read more >>
The Sadness of The Man In The Mirror
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.I wonder if those who ignored Michael Jackson's drug addiction will give it any attention.I wonder, because ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.I wonder if those who ignored Michael Jackson's drug addiction will give it any attention.I wonder, because ... read more >>
U.S. can't stand by while racism ravages Libya
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Before leaving the G-20 meetings in Cannes, France, President Obama joined with French President Sarkozy to pay tribute to the two countries' alliance and celebrate the successful intervention in Libya ... read more >>
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Before leaving the G-20 meetings in Cannes, France, President Obama joined with French President Sarkozy to pay tribute to the two countries' alliance and celebrate the successful intervention in Libya ... read more >>
The new face of employment discrimination:
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Spanish speakers preferredUnemployed African-Americans have more than just “ethnic” sounding names, criminal records, and their educational background working against them now, when trying to pass ... read more >>
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Spanish speakers preferredUnemployed African-Americans have more than just “ethnic” sounding names, criminal records, and their educational background working against them now, when trying to pass ... read more >>
Conrad Incarcerated
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Mesereau Remembers MichaelOn Monday, November 7, 2011, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Michael Joseph Jackson. Though formal sentencing is ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 18 November 2011
Mesereau Remembers MichaelOn Monday, November 7, 2011, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Michael Joseph Jackson. Though formal sentencing is ... read more >>
Nurturing Our Future
Written by Rep. Karen Bass (CA-33) 18 November 2011
There is no greater measure to the global success of our society than the health and happiness of our children. Every child around the world deserves the basic right to a family in a safe and loving ... read more >>
Written by Rep. Karen Bass (CA-33) 18 November 2011
There is no greater measure to the global success of our society than the health and happiness of our children. Every child around the world deserves the basic right to a family in a safe and loving ... read more >>