Let’s be honest, shall we? We are living in some pretty tumultuous and challenging times. Times that most of us have never witnessed. Times the majority of us could never have predicted. This isn’t the first time America has faced uncertain and volati ...
Hey everyone! We just celebrated another April Fools’ Day on April 1, which of course is a day where we annually play some sort of practical joke or tell blatant lies to people as a prank. We all know what happens when we finally want people to know tha ...
Have you ever seen this meme floating around social media? It reads: I will kidnap you, raise you, then return you to your family so they can bury you. Sincerely, The Streets The deep and dark reality of what goes on in the “streets” can be a ...
This past Thursday, March 16th, marked the 190 year anniversary of the first Black newspaper being published in the United States. On March 16, 1827, the first edition of the “Freedom’s Journal” was published at a time when Blacks were still ...
“Women are the real architects of society!” I know it’s hard for many men to admit, but if you would simply step back and be honest with yourself for a minute – minus the ego and pride – you would admit that Harriet Beecher Stowe ...
This is going to be a hard pill for many people to swallow, but I am always one who seeks to speak the truth and encourage us to dialogue about it. Our young people have been desperate for leadership and for the elders to give them guidance in order to na ...
The number of high-profile murders by members of law enforcement has become a topic of conversation for many over the past several years, and has not only gotten people talking about the issue, but has led to changes in law enforcement procedures and has ...
Let me help you understand something Black people…you can’t get away with the same thing that White people get away with in this country. As Black people, we need to stop saying stuff like: “But when White people do it……” First off, th ...
We are in the midst of Black History Month, which is acknowledged by people all across the United States every February. At the same time, there are countless U.S. citizens who could care less about hearing about the contributions that Black people have m ...
Here we go again. It’s Black History Month in America, everybody! As we are in the midst of yet another Black History Month celebration, I can’t help but think about how and why it began. And yes conspiracy theorists, I know that February is the short ...
