Breakthrough in Liberia: a beauty to behold.

(Chicago Sun-Times) After 14 years of deadly warfare (1989-2003) Liberians went to the polls this month to participate in the first “free from fear” and “fair and transparent” U.N.-backed election in the country’s 183- year history. A...

Black leaders are failing to train the next generation.

(Chicago Sun-Times) Is the African-American “Dream” as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others attainable? Where are and who are today’s African-American leaders? What’s the purpose of having a racial/community vision of empowerment...

Blacks must lay foundation for independence movement.

(Chicago Sun-Times) African Americans are as politically homeless today as they were in the early 20th century. The “bank” of black leadership is broke! African Americans need a new paradigm of political engagement that is independent, uncompromising and...

Black Chicago’s silence on Darfur shameful

(Chicago Sun-Times) On May 11, I attended a protest against genocide in and international ambivalence toward Darfur, Sudan. The protest, at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago, was organized by the spirit-filled St. Sabina Church under the dynamic...

Whole lot of Revoltin’ over Bolton

April 14, 2005 | Chicago Sun-Times (IL) There can be no question that John R. Bolton, President Bush’s nominee to serve as ambassador to the United Nations and the current undersecretary for arms control and international security, has a distinguished public...

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