Black Lives Need to Matter More to Black People
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The conference was about us women in the society to “boss up.” Every day there was a new topic. We talked about self-identification, activism, college preparation, and more.
In a lifetime, there are so many achievements to make and opportunities to seize. Not too many people have been given the opportunities as Jayda Washington-Boothe, a twelve-year old girl who has been blessed to make amazing strides so early in life.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter, has not missed a beat since the inception and devastation by the COVID 19 Virus. The chapter has continued to operate virtually in this new age that we are in with regards to our International Programs and Sisterly Relations activities.
Beyond Justice?
“The health and safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. Period. We will not risk exposing our students and staff until the coronavirus is under control,” BCPS Runcie announced virtually on July 14, 2020.
SUNRISE JUNE 17, 1937-SUNSET JUNE 30, 2020 By Charles Moseley It’s been often said, “Leaders are born not made.” Every so often, an individual comes along…
The young Bethlehem resident needed a par-4 on the 456-yard hole to reach a five-man playoff for the last qualifying spot in the 107th Pennsylvania Amateur Championship.
It might be true that the more things change, the more they remain the same. But it is also true that to be forewarned is to be forewarned. I am hoping that with the virus having laid bare the systemic inequality affecting Black lives, those who are interested in equality and social justice know this background, and this time things might be different.
I get that and understand the symbolism of packed heat. A gun says: We mean business. But that symbolism stops as soon as the trigger is pulled. What the armed protesters could wind up with is a bitter present-day civil war and the blood-stained illusion of change.