“Why does death have to stop love? It doesn’t stop people from voting in Chicago?” ~ Jarod Kintz We have all heard the humorous quips about...
By Vicki Alexander Just last week the nephew of my housemate died of complications from diabetes. He was just 29 years old. He was an avid...
When President Barack Obama called on the world to contribute to fighting Ebola in West Africa, the response was, as the Wall Street Journal reported, “underwhelming.”
“The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.” Plato The election...
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” ~ Christopher Columbus Back in 1492 when Columbus set...
I’m proud to say that Oakland is at the forefront of the national minimum wage movement, according the San Francisco Chronicle, and this November, there is...
By Norman La Force Sometime soon, the Oakland City Council must decide whether to take 53 acres of beautiful free public parkland away from the public...
Ferguson, MO City motto since 1894: PROUD PAST, PROMISING FUTURE: On August 9th of this year unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown was fatally shot by...
By Jovanka Beckles In the civil rights era we knew that to make progress and be treated with dignity, we’d have to stand up against taunts,...
Be strong and courageous! … Joshua 1:9 Last week we took a bold and honest look at the state of Black America, ergo knowing what we...