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Recent Blackface Issues are Microcosm of Larger Racial Problems

February 19, 2019 Staff 0

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 […]

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FUNdraising Good Times: How to create your strategic plan and fundraising plan

January 18, 2019 admin 0

   Part two of a three part series  Get ready to plan for your success starting with your strategic and fundraising plans. We talked with Bridget Ciaramitaro, talented nonprofit planner, and share her expertise with […]

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Daddy Bush Will Be Remembered as a Statesman

December 4, 2018 Staff 0

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. […]

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Despite Challenges, We Must Still Give Thanks

December 4, 2018 Staff 0

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 […]

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Urban League Event Focuses on Building Safer Communities

October 25, 2018 admin 0

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 […]

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Young Minorities Have the Power to Make a Difference in November, But Do They Know It?

October 23, 2018 Staff 0

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 […]

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Crack Epidemic Spurns Opiod Comparisons

October 18, 2018 admin 0

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 […]

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Phi Deltas Kappa Starts New Class of High School Mentees

October 18, 2018 admin 0

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 […]

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Does Golf Need Tiger Woods to be Good Again? Should Blacks Even Care?

August 21, 2018 Staff 0

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 […]

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Trayvon Martin Documentary a Well Produced Reminder of Racial Challenges in America

August 6, 2018 Staff 0

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 […]

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