Articles by Staff

By Ed Gray This has been a monumental year for the reaffirmation of women’s rights in the workplace and the ballot booth. This is long overdue. The battle for the rights of women, and specifically […]

by Reggie Fullwood It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. 2017 was an extraordinary year in so many ways. First of all, it’s hard not to lead off with Donald Trump’s […]

By Marian Wright Edelman The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently passed on a nearly straight party line Republican vote in the U.S. Senate is, like the House-passed bill, a moral abomination. Their enactment would […]

By Dr. John Warren The African Americans who have convinced themselves that one vote doesn’t matter, should take a very close look at what happened during the recent special election in Alabama. In spite of […]

Harry Alford By Harry C. Alford Beyond the Rhetoric My bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin has a specialty in Correctional Administration. At the time, the biggest component of study was recidivism. That is […]

By Vernon A. Williams “Good riddance” is probably the first thought that comes to mind for most Americans in summing up 2017. It’s been a rough year. If adversity, conflict and challenges breed character and […]

By Marian Wright Edelman The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently passed on a nearly straight party line Republican vote in the U.S. Senate is, like the House-passed bill, a moral abomination. Their enactment would […]

By Dr. John Warren The African Americans who have convinced themselves that one vote doesn’t matter, should take a very close look at what happened during the recent special election in Alabama. In spite of […]