(The Gantt Report) – About a month or so ago, I was in Tallahassee, Florida to take care of some banking business and to visit a few friends. I was sitting on the porch at Perk’s Bonding Agency waiting on my friend Billy Perkins who was taking a phone call inside his office. Suddenly, a […]
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Was a Drum Major for Environmental Justice
By Felicia M. Davis – As I say farewell to our beloved leader, spiritual and intellectual guide and personal mentor, reflections upon the many lessons that Dr. Joseph E. Lowery taught informs my perspective on virtually everything. We know that he would admonish us to listen to the experts about COVID19 but he would also […]
Bernice King declines SCLC presidency
(CNN) — The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has declined the post her father once held as president of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference, saying she was interested in being more than a “figurehead.” The Rev. Bernice A. King was elected to the office in October 2009, but never served as […]