By D. L. White A man of peace, a man that preached the promise of a better tomorrow, a man that knew and experienced the immense pressure of a divided society as well as explicit racism at its most fervent level, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, more than anything was a man of great faith. […]
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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the feisty senator and the only Black woman presidential candidate, has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race amid rumors that her campaign lacked direction, had no cash and “no real plan to win,” according to one campaign staffer who resigned and burned the bridge on her way out the door.
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Hey ya’ll, Crockett, Texas has a Mayor named Dr. Ianthia Fisher. And she’s a Black woman! Making her the first to hold a key position in leadership for the city located just 110 miles outside of Houston. We just happened to be in town for a reunion and unexpectedly ran into Fisher and her
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“When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?” Elijah Cummings Today the world mourns the loss of Maryland powerful Democratic congressman Elijah E. Cummings. Cummings, known for his calm fight
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By D. L. White The wheels appear to be loosening and about to fall off the political experiment better known as the Presidency of one Donald J. Trump. The conversation between Trump and Zelenski was taped (as all White House) communications are and appear to hinge on High Crimes and Misdemeanors. As reported by most
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By D.L. White A day that should live for infamy not only in the lives of Americans of African descent, but all Americans who cherish freedom, equal rights and justice for all, is September 15. “We did not have cell phones, text messaging or the internet back then,” noted Arizona State Conference NAACP President Charles
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By D.L.White On Thursday, April 11, one week after the nation and many countries around the world commemorated the life, service and deeds of slain Civil Rights stalwart Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, with memorial services, special citations and even conferences to continue the dialogue on Civil unrest, and the rise in racism and hate
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Stanford professor of psychology Jennifer L. Eberhardt, author of “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do,” writes a piece in LA Times, a blatant truth that African Americans bear the brunt of the bigotry; as being the most overrepresented on death row. In a state that is only 6%
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Sunday, March 10, 2018, Black women and allies from all over showed up in Southeast San Diego, to advocate and in support of improving the lives Black women and girls. Hundreds marched along the streets from a starting point at Euclid and Logan. As quoted in The San Diego Union Tribune , “The March for
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Elijah Cummings is what all elected public servants should be. He is first; intelligent, but more importantly experienced, erudite, and measured. As uncivil as the Republican attack dogs were in “casting shade” on Cohen’s testimony today, he fostered true civility in allowing the hearings to probe the details of what most of us have known
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