Lenders are robbers of Black housing wealth – stop them My multiracial orbit of friends and colleagues were shocked, angry and embarrassed. So what are we going to do about it? Recently on social media, I shared a USA Today story about a Black female homeowner in Indianapolis who suspected the value of her house Read More…
Month: July 2021
Spoken Word By Denisha Lawton
“Spoken Word” Written by: Denisha Lawton I want to make a difference. I believe we mostly hear this stated in business, but I know that I’m different. Many people like to say don’t waste time, but I choose to live by this line,“Don’t waste words!” Unspoken or heard, words are to be treasured and measured with Read More…
KEEPING IT NATURAL
Keeping It Natural: By Mae Johnson Love Yourself from Where You Stand. Oftentimes, we feel we are not good enough: we are not smart enough; we are not rich enough; we are not pretty enough; or we came from the wrong side of the track. However, the change you desire, resides within. This article is about Read More…
AVA’S PROSPECTIVE The Devil Made Me Do It
by Ava Janae Johnson The Devil Made Me Do It It was not the devil it was you. Why give power, recognition, and credit to a fiend that cannot overpower the god within you? Take responsibility for your wrongdoings. Stop blaming your wrongdoings on the tempter for being tempted. You have the power to fight Read More…
Florida Red Tide downplayed by Gov. DeSantis and Fish and Wildlife chief for Profit?
Florida Red Tide downplayed: TV host accuses Gov. DeSantis and Fish and Wildlife chief of downplaying Red Tide for profit July 21, 2021 A Florida fisherman and television host accused Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission director Eric Sutton of downplaying the current Red Tide outbreak in order to keep money Read More…
The Black Press
The Black Press is the vanguard of our history and guardian of our future. For decades, the Black press corps has been the vanguard of the Black community’s history and the guardian of our future. It has been one of the few institutions that has acknowledged our pain while making space for our promise. Read More…
AFT – AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
AFT to defend members punished for teaching “honest history” One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United States, a measure that’s intended to counter the wave of states seeking to limit classroom discussion on race and discrimination. In a Read More…
The Gantt Report – Love Hurts
by Lucius Gantt Why does it seem like we’re oftentimes hurt by the people we love? Perhaps, because it’s true. How many times have we been crossed, double crossed, chris crossed, lied to, betrayed and bamboozled by men and women we care about? Well, we are closest to our family, friends, neighbors, coworkers and others Read More…