This month, as the nation and the African-American community celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps one of the most influential social leaders of the ’60s, the methods through which he affected positive change can still, in my opinion, be called into question. King influenced legislative and social […]

Who is Martin Luther King? This is a question that I, a 20-year-old college student, cannot answer properly. Of course I know who King is. I am not educated on is what his purpose was. I’m ashamed to say that the extent of my knowledge of this man and his […]

During her days as a student civil rights activist on FAMU’s campus, Patricia Stephens of Miami was not a stranger to the inside of the Tallahassee jail. Yet, the numerous arrests and jail sentences only strengthened her dedication. “When I get out,” she once boldly declared while serving time for […]

The significance of marching has more emphasis than protesting; it helped to fulfill a dream. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that all people, regardless of lineage or persuasion, would unite as one race, the human race. In 1986, the celebration, commemoration, and reflection of King’s efforts and […]

Joseph H. Lake Sr. was a pioneer journalist, publisher, politician, labor organizer, orator and patriot. On July 1, 1959, he founded the Winward Islands Opinion newspaper to improve the Windward Islands. He did so by advocating against the causes of injustice and oppression. Lake’s writing exposed government neglect and corruption; […]

While many people were opening presents, eating, and enjoying the company of family this Christmas, one organization was making the holidays better for the less fortunate. Hosea’s Feed the Hungry and the Homeless Christmas dinner, held in Atlanta, served 20,000 people this Christmas. The Feed the Hungry dinner began in […]

Freedom Inc., established in 1962 during the wake of the civil rights era, focuses on producing African American votes in the community and voting and promoting African American candidates for electoral positions. The Kansas City, Mo.-based organization began its journey with a few blacks who were concerned that black people […]

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to […]

#8220;Many Shores…Many Rhythms” is the title of Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre’s first performance of the spring. The title of the concert fully reflects the dance styles that will be featured. The works feature choreographers from Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil and Haiti. Abass Badji represents Casamance, Senegal. Badji’s version of “Balante” […]

DETROIT – For years they’ve warned of school-yard pushers, of liquor stores that don’t check IDs, of new drugs popping up in teenage bloodstreams. Now there’s a new enemy in Michigan for substance-abuse educators like the Troy Community Coalition and the Macomb County Prevention Coalition – an enemy bigger and […]