Los Angeles – There is a phenomenon sweeping across the international musical landscape known as Naturally 7 and it is about to hit Los Angeles big. Having mesmerized audiences across Europe, the sensation has been engaging music lovers with shows that simply defy logic. Instead of performing with the backdrop of a live band, these […]
Inspiring and Positive New Leadership by C. D. West
My first experience at the Congressional Black Caucus Weekend was one I will always remember even if I never go back. But based on my business dealings, I will definitely attend another caucus at some point, but it want be next year. I think my hustling spirit and ambitions did enough this past trip to […]
Why We Need to Save Legislative Scholarships to Make a Million More – by Maze Jackson
“Domino, domino, I only spot a few Blacks the higher I go, Wasup to Will (Smith), Shout out to O (as in Oprah), that ain’t enough, we gone need a million more!” – Jay Z from the song “Black Excellence” off the album Watch the Throne, the best album of the year in my opinion, […]
Poverty on the rise as leaders fuss and fume – by Dr. Julianne Malveaux
The fall of the Roman Empire is best captured in the phrase that “Nero fiddled while Rome burned.” Set on pursuing his own pleasures and indulgences, Nero could not see the walls crumbling around him. Similarly, our leaders seem oblivious to the walls crashing in on us, bickering about the way that relief on our […]
Black Women Unite to Protect the Village and Demand Respect for their Vote
By Edrea Davis – “The village is burning,” exclaimed Susan L. Taylor speaking to over 200 diverse women attending the “Power of the Sister Vote Forum,” a 3-hour conversation focused on leveraging the Black female vote hosted by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (The National Coalition) Black Women’s Roundtable and the Congressional Black […]
A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis by Marc H. Morial
(To Be Equal #39) – “When … the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the promise that capital punishment would be administered with fairness and justice. Instead, the promise has become a cruel and empty mockery. If not remedied, the scandalous state of our present system […]
President Obama’s Mission Impossible
by H. Lewis Smith – Upon Barack Obama’s election to President of the United States, euphoria, jubilation and an aura of disbelief simultaneously enveloped the Black African-American community. Perhaps, it could even be said that many saw him as a Messiah and the primary power-holder to make life and living better for Blacks. Seemingly, Black […]
Question: Is it ok for Blacks to use race to hurt other Blacks; but it’s not ok for whites to use race to hurt Blacks?
By Raynard Jackson – Last week, as I was riding the local train in Washington, DC, I began to ponder on the thoughts that had begun to flood into my mind. I was president of my senior class at Soldan High School in St. Louis, MO. I had a lot of my friends who worked […]
Troy Davis Executed #troydavis
BY Jim Mustian and Tim Chitwood – One of the most controversial death penalty cases in the state’s history ended Wednesday night as Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis, a convicted cop killer who adamantly maintained his innocence. Davis, found guilty of murder in the 1989 shooting of Columbus High graduate Mark A. MacPhail, was pronounced […]