By Dr. Bruce E. Twyman When the United States released a list of countries targeted for a travel ban it included foreign nationals from places like Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Eritrea; mostly affecting Africa and the Middle East. But how did Haiti end up on this list? The statement released by Homeland Security cited safety concerns. Traveling to Haiti right now could be a concern due to current instability but accepting refugees fleeing the nation should have remained a priority. The man charged in…
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Back in 1999, Howard University (DC) Press released “ the Black Seminole Legacy and North American Politics” written by Dr. Bruce Edward Twyman. The Cincinnati, Ohio native and veteran of the US Air National Guard called Atlanta home for several year in the mid- to- late 1980s where he benefitted educationally via studies at Clark-Atlanta University which resulted in his obtaining both a masters and doctorate degree in African-American studies and political science. His best-selling and much acclaimed work on the effect the “afro-Seminoles” as they came be known, had…
“Momentum for Nate Jester’s Council District 11 Campaign Continues to Grow” Atlanta, Georgia – July 10, 2025 – Nate Jester, a Marine Corps veteran, Harvard-educated attorney, small business owner and Southwest Atlanta native announced today his campaign for Atlanta City Council District 11 raised over 116,000 dollars in its first two months powered by over 300 individual contributors. A proud product of Atlanta Public Schools, Jester is a Mays High graduate who launched his campaign to bring bold, new, accountable leadership to District 11. His early fundraising success follows major…
As the local television, radio and newspaper advertising depicts, they are “the few, the proud” and if things work out November 4th, former U. S. Marine Nate Jester could become the newest member of the Atlanta City Council, and Jester’s military accolades didn’t stop there. The scholar-graduate of southwest Atlanta’s Benjamin E. Mays High School decided the Naval Academy at Annapolis would be his next step. Four years later and with the coveted nomination for enrollment from 5th district Congressmember John Lewis, Jester spent five years wearing a sailor’s cap.…
Two years into the 90s, my nephew, the first born of the next generation graduated from high school and decided to celebrate with a friend at a skating rink near his home. A few tough guys from a rival school threatened him, accusing them of being there to “take our girls.” One claimed to have a gun. This sent my nephew and his pal into a corner convenience store near his home where he asked the Korean owner to phone police. Instead of calling police, he pulled out a shotgun,…
By Susan Gonsalves Columbine. Parkland. Uvalde. Sandy Hook. Those recognizable references spark a myriad of memories and emotions. According to the K-12 Violence Project’s school shooting database, 2024 saw the second highest number of incidents at 330 or 19 less than an all-time high of 349 recorded in 2023. Elementary schools were targeted 87 times while middle and high schools had 28 and 183 incidents, respectively. 2025 is continuing this disturbing trend with 41 reported school shootings as of this month. Additionally, an uptick in bomb and shooting threats and…
