(Chicago Sun-Times) I already miss Coretta Scott King. She was a history maker whose contributions to American society and the world deserve close study. I first met Mrs. King when I was in 12th grade and she was giving a lecture on civil rights at a university in my...
(Chicago Sun-Times) As 2005 meets her inevitable end, I cannot remember any other year when so many African-American history makers have made their transition. From internationally recognized political activists, businessmen and entertainers to famous lawyers, in 2005...
Guest Commentator: J. Peter Pham (Baltimore Sun) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, chosen president of Liberia last month in the country’s first free polling in its 183-year history, is the first woman elected to a presidency in Africa. The choice of Ms. Johnson-Sirleaf is...
(Chicago Sun-Times) Liberia has made history by electing Africa’s first female president. After coming in 10 percentage points behind international soccer star George Weah in the Oct. 11 election, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, 66, a Harvard-educated grandmother and...
(Chicago Sun-Times) America must honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Rosa Parks. Both Republicans and Democrats should support H.R. 4145, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) and nearly 100 co-sponsors, which aims to erect a life-size statue of...
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