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by Reggie Fullwood It is hard for most African Americans to imagine why any white person would think that it is perfectly OK to put black paint on their face and mimic being a Black […]

by Reggie Fullwood In the old days of politics there existed dinosaurs called “statesmen.” Those dinosaur statesmen certainly played the political game, but there were rules, respect and an overwhelming sense of responsibility and perspective. […]

The great Shirley Chisholm once said, “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth.” Last week was Thanksgiving and we all obviously have much to be thankful for. Just waking up each […]

The great civil right lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was passionate about educating Blacks on the good and bad aspects of the justice system.  As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary […]

Last week, I sat in a barber shop and heard several young Black men talking about Donald Trump and Kanye West. Yeah, West is clearly suffering from some form of mental illness these days, but […]

By Cyntay Royal – The citizens affected by both the crack and the opioid epidemics are pawns for the agenda of the corporations of America at the cost of its citizens. The history of the […]

Fellowship, education and transforming lives have always been guiding principals for the national sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK) is a nonprofit, educational sorority founded by eight educators desiring to establish a sisterhood among […]

After taking the world by storm as a teenager beginning his professional golfing career, Tiger Woods seemed to be the Michael Jordan of his sport. In many eyes, there was no doubt that he would […]

The “Rest in Power, The Trayvon Martin Story” aired on BET, and the documentary didn’t disappoint. For many African Americans Martin’s story was the beginning of a series of deaths of young unarmed black men […]