By S. A. Miller, Soul Perspectives We are living in a unique time in the United States. Over the last ten years or so, we have been witnessing what I call Black Woman Excellence (BWE). While we extol the emergence of Black Girl Magic, Black women are affecting U. S. society in so many ways, that it has gone beyond magic and has become a profile in excellence. Black women are excelling in many areas including Science and Technology, the Judiciary, Government and Politics, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, Education, Entertainment, Medicine,…
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An Editorial Free, White And 36 U. S. Fifth District Congressman Charles L. Weltner was elected to Congress with very strong Negro support. He has greatly disappointed Negro voters by his opposition to most of the important parts of President Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bills. To add insult to injury, Mr. Weltner released his negative views on Civil Rights to the press shortly after the President made his historic Civil Rights speech, that was so heartwarming and encouraging to Negroes and other fair-minded Americans. In a meeting of white and Negro…
By Anthony Etim Dixon, Ph.D. Black history is American history. There is no way to undo the connection. No policy, law or proclamation can change that fact. The anti-woke law enacted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asserts itself into the teaching of Black history and appears to be part of a concerted effort to minimize the accomplishments of Blacks while presenting history in a manner that sanitizes many aspects of America’s sordid racial past. He states Black History is already being taught in public schools. As a former member of…
“Don’t join the book burners.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 President Eisenhower gave the above advice 70 years ago to the graduating class at Dartmouth College in 1953! Seventy years later, we are witnessing a host of book banners. They are “burners” or banners of books based on their extreme right-wing, political ideology. Book burners and banners are insecure, fearful, faithless, anti-democracy haters. President Eisenhower had witnessed book burning and book banning in Nazi Germany. He had seen with his own eyes the concentration camps, the ovens and the…
Guest Editorial By S. A. Miller (Soul Perspectives) Fact: Black Males are perceived as “less than” in the United States of America. It is this perception that needs to change before Black males are given the same considerations that all other Americans receive in this society. Perception is defined as an “active process of gathering sensory information and assigning meaning to it”. We take what we see and assign meaning to it. It is something we all do for all people we meet in an attempt to understand who they…
Every year people across the world make a resolution to dedicate themselves to a healthier lifestyle. They tell themselves that they will start working out and eating healthier. Many of those folks abandon their commitment in a short period of time. However, there are a good amount of people that stick to it and make an impact on their wellness. Let’s assume that everyone who decided to make fitness and health a priority will stick with it. Working out for the first time or starting back after a long break…
