This issue of violence against women needs much greater attention and we must realize that it is not only a domestic issue
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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…
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
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
late last month, four controversies erupted that acutely underscore the crux of Black Americans continuing challenge in this land
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.”
Statement on first anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death
President Obama meets with Black ‘Leaders’: Of course nothing got done
I believe Florida’s budget for 2013-2014 should be guided by one simple premise: that every Floridian deserves a fair opportunity to achieve the American dream
of the Voting Rights Act that requires that areas with histories of past discrimination have changes to voting laws and boundaries monitored by the Justice Department.