A Black father’s open letter to President Obama

  Dear President Obama, This open letter is penned to you in response to your recent chastising of the Black community in a speech you gave to a class of graduates of Morehouse College.  Had I been a Black parent in the captive audience that day I would have walked out or stood up and […]

The US Gulag Prison System

By Stephen Lendman Friday, April 21, 2006 No, not the one you think, outrageous as it is. I’m referring to the US prison system that’s with no exaggeration about as shockingly abusive as the gulag abroad. It qualifies for that label by its size alone – more than 2.1 million as of June, 2004 and […]

A woman’s perspective: Our time is now to support our youth

by Jerri Lynn Coleman To our Black youth and men of essence who call themselves men with character and integrity, I am calling you out to take a stand, to stand for something. What will your “something” be? Whatever it may be, allow yourself to empower, enhance and impact someone’s life for the better. You […]