Opinions
Ending violence against women
This issue of violence against women needs much greater attention and we must realize that it is not only a domestic issue […]
Month: March 2013
Opinions
Power at your fingertips
Power at your fingertips By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Did you know that tens of thousands of new products are introduced to consumer markets around the world every year? It could be a new flavor of […]
Opinions
Republicans advance discredited ‘Entitlement’ lies
Surprisingly, the Republicans’ position is crystal clear: they favor extending special favors to the wealthy at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society […]
Opinions
The one trillion dollar lie
The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie […]
Opinions
Black American’s never-ending challenge
late last month, four controversies erupted that acutely underscore the crux of Black Americans continuing challenge in this land […]
Opinions
Mrs. Rosa Parks – before and after the bus
Rosa Parks tells us there’s always something we can do. She tells us that we all have responsibilities, to ourselves and to one another. She reminds us that this is how change happens — not mainly through the exploits of the famous and the powerful, but through the countless acts of often anonymous courage and kindness and fellow feeling and responsibility that continually, stubbornly, expand our conception of justice — our conception of what is possible.”
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Opinions
Statement on first anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death
Statement on first anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death
Local News
Arming teachers, warning shots in ‘Stand Your Ground’ before legislators
The state’s self defense law would say people can fire warning shots to fend off attackers without fear of prosecution and teachers would be able to pack heat on campus under bills now before legislators.
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Religion
Men of Destiny Community Outreach, Inc., honors ‘Women of Excellence’ in observance of
The annual event is sponsored by the Men of Destiny Community Outreach, Inc., of South Florida. According to Founder and President, Pastor Douglas Russell, Jr., expressed the theme for the National Women’s History Month March 2013, […]
Religion
James Meredith on Black America: We’re ‘failing our young people’
“The truth of the matter is we Black people are failing our young people. Usually, we’re blaming somebody else in the past as being the reason.”
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