State-supported historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are under attack. They are graduating thousands of students who are productive and outstanding citizens. They are employing hundreds of people. They are
Editorial
Almost 190 years ago, prominent free black men met in New York City to discuss forming a vehicle to communicate their views on issues that affect the Black community. Up
By Bill Turner, Guest Columnist President Obama and popular game show host Steve Harvey both spoke briefly, but profoundly, recently about the subject of slavery in America. The difference between their
By Ron Daniels, Guest Columnist The 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma -to-Montgomery March, and the passage of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Dr. Martin Luther King
By James J. Hawkins, Guest Columnist A Nov. 8, 2016 rematch is scheduled for Tuesday morning! THE PROBLEMS: Our opposition is
U.S. citizens marching to gain their voting rights: This scene from the 1960s is repeating itself in 2015. In the
In January, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Various organizations marked Dr. King’s birthday in various ways, such as
I have been aware of Black History for a long time. I grew up in a household in which my
In photo: Bill Turner By Bill Turner The recent news that Johnson Publications of Chicago – the parent company of
In photo: Marian Wright Edelman By Marian Wright Edelman “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that
