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By Jason Williams With the re-election of Pres. Obama, African Americans are yet again being told that they are not to make any demands from Pres. Obama that they would not make to any other President.  Instead they must benefit strictly from color blinded policies, while other minority groups can indeed be recipients to policy initiatives that directly target their ...

By Doshon Farad The other night I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion dealing with complexion and hair texture issues among black folks specifically those of us in the media. The event took place at Temple University in Philadelphia, P.A. and was sponsored by the Temple University Association of Black Journalists. First I would like to applaud ...

Shaming, silence, and lack of education are leading to higher and more disproportionate instances of HIV in our communities amoung young people. When will it become a more serious issue on Black America's agenda?

By Dr. Darron T. Smith From EXISTING WHILE BLACK IN AMERICA series Despite fifty years of desegregation and other significant school change efforts, students from disenfranchised social groups in the United States continue to receive substandard K-12 education and have significantly less access to higher education and other valued social opportunities and resources. In particular, black males are more severely ...

Dear President Obama, As you know, everything I live for speaks to a post-racial America. I am integrationist in my business practice, my charitable work and my personal life. I want the same for everyone, all the time, and I believe in freedom and justice for all people. I cannot go to sleep at night, unless I know that I ...

By Stefany J. The female persona is a funny thing. I don’t know about you, but in my circle of girlfriends I can always spot dead on whose relationship is blissful and whose is on shaky ground. I can also spot the same for females I work with and especially those I fellowship with in church. These woman-to-woman interactions are ...

By Albert Phillips As we slowly ease off the uneasy stomachs caused by Thanksgiving and the overdrawn bank accounts caused by Black Friday, there’s another significant celebration of culture and history all black Americans should be looking forward to. Started by author, activist, and scholar, Dr. Maulana Karenga in the 1960’s, Kwanzaa has grown to have an international audience and ...

By Xi Guevara I spent a large part of this week remembering the suffering of the indigenous people of this land; some of them my own ancestors. As paradoxical and rare as it may seem, I am an African American woman who very openly acknowledges and embraces my Native American Ancestry, however remote it may be. Interestingly enough, I know ...

By Dr. Darron Smith Black Americans have wanted, for many generations, a nation where equality of opportunity was the law of land, a place where dreams could come true regardless of skin color. Jim Jones, known by many of his followers as “father,” created the Jonestown commune—The Peoples Temple—in the Guyanese jungles of South America in the 1970’s with this ...

By Stefany J It’s amazing how for many of us, getting into the mindset of wanting to improve our physical shape and health has to be something we come to “terms” with before becoming fully engaged. That would explain the spike in gym memberships around January and the first quarter of every year. Many people start the year off with ...