When Charles Tisdale, publisher of Mississippi’s Jackson Advocate, died in July, Black media, particularly the Black press, was left with a considerable hole to fill. Tisdale, who was 80, was not sa
Final Word
Grounded in the earth, a tree is unencumbered only by its ability to sprout branches in all directions. But a tree cannot deny or become separated from its roots, else it will die.
Everybody says “Democracy!” but has his own definition. By the extraordinary weight of the presidency of the United States, many undemocratic people have had this word forced upon their lips but h
It’s well known and widely appreciated that [historically Black Colleges and Universities] have graduated many military officers, physicians, teachers, attorneys, judges, ambassadors, business execu
Corruption is not necessarily caused by poverty. By definition, and in general, the poor are so excluded from the levers of power that they do not have the possibility to extricate
Jackie Robinson would not recognize today’s sports world. The field of play—and, to a lesser degree, the business side—is much different from his first playing days and even from his last day on
I stand before you as someone who is not opposed to war in all circumstances. The Civil War was one of the bloodiest in history, and yet it was only through the crucible of the sword, the sacrifice of
At the recent inauguration ceremony of Lt. Governor David A. Paterson, several speakers made reference to the plight of minority and women-owned businesses in the state and the campaign promise the ca
What if you took junior high school–aged boys, rated as “high risk” in their low-income, high-crime urban neighborhoods, and plopped them down in a low-enrollment high-quality school in rural Af
We, as women of color, cannot allow racists and racism to define us. We are what we choose to be, constructing our identities from myriad cultures and groups to emerge as well informed, involved, stro