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Joseph C. Phillips

Fed-Up With The Transportation Safety Administration – Joseph C. Phillips

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I arrived at the Los Angeles Airport more than an hour early.  I had made good time on the highway.  I wasn’t checking any bags, so with my boarding pass in hand I proceeded to the gate.  I was greeted with a security line that was almost an hour long.  The line snaked around the […]
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Commentary

Social Security Reform: The New Radicalism

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by Joseph C. Phillips – There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security system are now looked upon as radicals. Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), running for […]
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Chuck Hobbs

Vibe Magazine Article on Morehouse Dress Code Misses the Mark

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By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – The famed theologian and philosopher Howard Thurman, Morehouse College Class of ’23, once said about his alma mater “Over the heads of her students Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.” Crown—not tiara. Much to the chagrin of Morehouse graduates, this week, Vibe […]
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Commentary

Broken Friendships – by Lucius Gantt

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The Gantt Report –  When is “I changed my mind” an appropriate excuse for lies told, promises broken and commitments ignored?      Long lasting relationships take hard work. A fake smile and the words “We tried” is not a satisfactory explanation when one party in a relationship tried their best and the other didn’t try […]
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Blogs

The Democrats and Young Black Voters – Letter to the editor

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Letter To the Editor: Re “Threat Response,” by Charles M. Blow (column, Oct. 16): Democrats may finally be paying attention to black people in the election, but it appears to be another 11th-hour attempt to bring black people to the polls to save a party that has not consistently engaged this constituency. I would urge […]
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Blogs

Threat Response – NY Times Opinion by Charles M. Blow

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The president and fellow Democrats have taken a page from the Republican playbook. They’re unabashedly using racial-solidarity politics to animate voters. In this case, the Democrats’ appeal is to black voters, the most unwavering portion of President Obama’s base, and the message is simple: The president is under attack, and black voters must mobilize to […]
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Speaks at Multicultural Get-Out-the-Vote Forum

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Entertainment

Condoleezza Rice Recalls Segregated South

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Book Review by Kam Williams – “John and Angelena Rice were extraordinary, ordinary people. They were middle-class folks who loved God, family, and their country. I don’t think they ever read a book on parenting. They were just good at it… They built a world together that wove the fibers of our life into a […]
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Business News

Attorney Jameika Williams Mangum Secures Major Trial Win

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Chicago, IL – Young attorney, Jameika Williams Mangum has proven herself as an emerging new legal force to be reckoned with.  With an impressive list of credentials, and the recent opening of her new firm, The Mangum Law Firm LLC, Mangum’s recent court win is an eyebrow raising victory.  The Los Angeles native, now practicing […]
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