Honoring Dr. Dorothy Irene Height: Great Civil Rights Champion
“We African American Women seldom do just what we want to do, but always what we have to do. I am grateful to have been in a time…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” Leaves You Introspective And On The Verge Of Tears
Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me Spiegel & Grau, 2015 by Ta-Nehisi Coates Toni Morrison Was Right With his second book, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi…
Elections 2016: America’s Barren Political Choices In The Era Of Trump And Fear-mongering
Historically, America has been a country of broad ideas and vision as evidenced by the words of the 1776 Declaration of Independence:“We hold these truths to be self-evident,…
The Vester Lee Flanagan Tragedy–Evidence Of Dreams Deferred
Mass media prefer to dismiss cases like Flanagan as "loonies' rather than critical examination that can inform us all In the aftermath of the August 26, 2015, shootings…
Filing An Amicus Brief in the “High Court” Reparations Now!
Alton H. Maddox, Jr. In Adam Liptak "Supreme Court To Weigh Race In Admissions," N.Y. Times, June 30, 2015 at A1, the U.S. Supreme Court will take another…
Why Give $27 Billion In Estate-Tax Breaks For Rich When We Can Create Affordable Housing For Low-Income Families?
Marian Wright Edelman More than 88,000 people have applied to enter the “poor door” at a new luxury condominium tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Only…
Reckless Pair: Why Boehner’s Invitation To Netanyahu Is Threat To Global Peace
John Boehner -- Played like a doll John Boehners Breach of Protocol and The Politics of Prejudice House Speaker John Boehner's decision to announce he had invited belligerent…