Cleveland’s RNC Was the Whitest Convention I’ve Ever Attended
As I boarded my return flight to D.C. from last week’s Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio, I began to reflect on what I saw and I...
SCLC Announces Program to End ‘Black-on-Black and Blue-on-Black Crime
ATLANTA – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the venerated civil rights organization co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther...
We Need To Move Forward
— WNBA President Lisa Borders says she hopes that rescinding the fines the league imposed over black warmup shirts worn in solidarity for...
A Transformative Experience: South Africa and the Atlanta Olympics
The Summer Olympics took place 20 years ago in Atlanta. This was two years after the 1994 triumphant first democratic elections in South...
New York Times Failed to Capture Problems Facing Black Press
WASHINGTON – Sunday’s front-page story on the Black Press failed to accurately portray the accomplishments of and the depth of the...
Jill Stein Brings Prez Bid to Atlanta
Members of the Georgia Green Party make arrangements for a visit by Presidential hopeful Jill Stein on June 30, 2016. From left to right,...
Americain Noir ‘a Paris--the Socio-Cultural Lens of Artist Ealy Mays
Paris-based artist Ealy Mays is somewhat of a paradox….and I mean that in the most generous and loving way possible. In his latest...
SCLC HEADQUARTERS RE-NAMED
SCLC Names Its National Headquarters in Honor of Charles Steele, Jr Dozens gathered outside of the Southern Christian Leadership...
Remembering & Honoring Muhammad Ali
On Saturday I wrote to a friend who is a journalist here in Atlanta that "I've never felt more connected to a person that I'd never met,...
Black Leaders Say Reparations Is an Issue Whose Time Has Come
Press Advisory Black Leaders Say Reparations Is an Issue Whose Time Has Come June 10-11, Atlanta will be the focal point of the U.S. and...
