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“Daddy,” the boy said, “I don't want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will sneak off ... For, you see, I'm not doing this only because I want to be free. I'm doing it also because I want freedom for you and Mama, and I want it to come before you die.”more
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Alabama State Troopers attack Civil Rights demonstrators outside Selma, Alabama. (Courtesy Photo)
A New Crusade, 50 Years After Children Helped Defuse ‘Bombingham’
Originally published May 22, 2013“Daddy,” the boy said, “I don't want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will sneak off ... For, you see, I'm not doing this only because I want to be free. I'm doing it also because I want freedom for you and Mama, and I want it to come before you die.”more
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Editorial
May 15, 2013 -
A Philadelphia prosecutor called it a “house of horrors.” But it was no amusement day at Hershey Park for the unsuspecting women who entered the Women’s Medical Society in West Philly for more than 15 years. more
May 08, 2013 -
Post-racial politics? The issue of race in 2014, particularly in the local Democratic primaries, is already a determining factor. The rapidly changing demographics in the DMV—D.C., Maryland and Virginia—are not only redrawing the landscape but also restrucuturing the political playing fields. And all are reading those color-coded 2012 election results like tea leaves.more
April 24, 2013 -
Democrat Anita Bonds, who beat back five challengers and a biased media campaign to win her at-large seat on the D.C. Council in April 23 special election, attributed her win to “people who know me” all across the city. more
April 17, 2013 -
Anytime anyone attempts to discuss or defuse misunderstandings about intractable racism in America, which is still unable to reconcile its historic and hidden affects even today, they better be prepared for some backlash. To mention racism is to tiptoe into a minefield, and all too often it is the present practice to blame the victim for the carnage from the blast.more
April 10, 2013 -
What prompted former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin to tweet “unflippingbelieveable,” about MSNBC’s host Melissa Harris-Perry? Gun control, gay marriage, or immigration? No, it’s public education.more
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Have You Seen This Yet?
March 12, 2012 -
In a week of circus like activity for the GOP, Republican Congressman Allen West may have taken the award for the most over the top statement ever given. In a recent sit down with the Florida Representative, CNN anchor John King asked Mr. West how he felt about being a black Congressman during Black History Month.more
December 05, 2011 -
The greeting on your website says, "we are looking forward to hearing from you", but I'm not sure you will be looking forward to hearing from me, Mr. Cain.more
November 03, 2011 -
The greeting on your website says, "we are looking forward to hearing from you", but I'm not sure you will be looking forward to hearing from me, Mr. Cain.more
September 06, 2011 -
A timeline of actions by our Presidents which helped the United States land in the economic situation it is in today, going back to Ronald Reagan.more
June 15, 2011 -
Can you guess which national organization houses more criminally-involved participants?more
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Commentary
May 22, 2013 -
Where are all the good men at in today’s world? They have always been around, but seem to be hard to find for some women.more
May 15, 2013 -
Private-equity firms, hedge funds and other Wall Street investors are seeking to develop a Real Estate Owned (REO)–to--Rent Securitization Market with the blessing of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. more
May 15, 2013 -
“Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are…for all the land that you see I will give to you.” Genesis 13: 14-15more
May 15, 2013 -
I have a terrible confession to get off my chest. Up to this point, I have been fairly successful in hiding this but I believe the time has come to clear the air.more
May 08, 2013 -
I call it the hip hop dilemma. The symptoms are all around us. You hate the new direction hip hop is going in and you hate that the young boys are wearing tight jeans. Still, hip hop has a tremendous pull, something that you can’t ignore.more
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