(Orlando Sentinel) Do Orlandoans embrace Black History Month? I could not help but think how ironic it was that Super Bowl XLIII, America’s most-watched and celebrated athletic event took place on Feb. 1, the first day of this special month. In the wake of...
(Orlando Sentinel) WASHINGTON — I begin writing this column early Monday morning, on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and one day before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States and the country’s first...
(Chicago Sun-Times) How do we as African Americans define selling out? Is it dating outside of our race? Is it the shuck- and-jive entertainers? Is it the black Republican? Is it the overly ambitious, material-driven civil rights activist? Or, is it the well-spoken...
(Chicago Sun-Times) As Black History Month comes to a close, ask yourself if you celebrated it. Isn’t Black History Month really ”White History Month,” too? While the aim of Black History Month is to acquire and share knowledge about the innumerable...
(Chicago Sun-Times) It’s official: Sen. Barack Obama announced that he is forming a presidential exploratory committee. His candidacy will undoubtedly test America’s consciousness. An Obama bid for president raises two critical questions: Is America really...
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