By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Time Distributed via NNPA In 1971, a riot broke out at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York during which prisoners demanded more political rights and better
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Registered voters staying home To the Editor: In Forsyth County, only 44 percent of eligible voters decided to vote. Why did roughly six out of 10 registered voters stay home?
A total of $172 million. That was the record amount the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised in 2013 and 2014. But that money was poorly spent, which helped account
Pundits are likely to spend the next several weeks attempting to explain the many reasons that Republicans simply kicked the Democrats square in the hind parts to dominate both houses
Address suicide To The Editor: What is it going to take? Every minute of every day in the United States
(pictured above: Sen. Kay Hagan casts her ballot on Oct. 24 during the early voting period in Guilford County.) Voters –
Valene Franco To The Editor: You, the citizens of Forsyth County, will determine which of our current candidates will serve
No Excuses To the Editor: A participatory democracy demands active participation from its citizens. Voting is the primary means that
Fansler for School Board To the Editor: Other than parents, the most important individual in a child’s life and development
(pictured above: Dr. Cornel West being arrested at the demonstration.) This message was read to the participants in Oct. 13
