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,…
Editorials
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…
By Donovan McNeal Howard University News Service Climate experts and organizations are concerned for the environment and the effect on the public with the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump during his second term. Among these is a second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, an international treaty with the goal of decreasing the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius. President Trump withdrew the U.S. from this same agreement in his previous term. The U.S., Iran, Libya and Yemen are the only four countries not…
Movement for National Support Launched By Black Churches Reverend Dr. Joseph Evans and Reverend Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. conceived and birthed the ‘Credo,’ a statement of beliefs that guide our beloved community, standing in opposition to ‘Project 2025’ and its intents and objectives. “We believe this Credo is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord. Therefore, our Credo is not a reaction to Project 2025. Instead, it is an ethical response to white Christian Nationalism,” says Reverend Dr. Joseph Evans. Evans adds that “The Credo was conceived by the…
President Carter reached the greatest qualities during his journey of life: Greatness and Immortality. President Carter’s life was not a “Crystal Stair.” He had to rise above the narrow boundaries of Sumpter County in Georgia. He lived in Plains, Georgia. He and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter lived four (4) history-bearing years at 1600 Pennsylvania, Avenue – The White House. He was our 39th U.S. President. His residence in the heart of children and adults was and remains global. There was a United Nations in his mind, soul and global reach. President…
By Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. Writers and historians will tell future generations of the greatness of President Biden. They will lift up how he advanced the march of justice and democracy against great odds…They will analyze the meaning of Vice-President Harris in American history…They will not, hopefully, be blinded by prejudice, fear and half-truths. Hopefully, writers, news organizations like the Washington Post and the L. A. Times will have regained their freedom and purpose (in my opinion) and courage. Then the nation and youth can breathe once more the…
