In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This … [Read more...] about Honoring Juneteenth
Editorials and Opinions
Deadly fatigue
I was talking with an African American male and he mentioned "black fatigue." I listened to him as he talked about how this was a factor in the African American community. After talking with this gentleman I remembered something I had heard a few years back. It isn’t "black fatigue" African Americans need to worry about. The agent of African American demise is "white fatigue." … [Read more...] about Deadly fatigue
Gun Violence Awareness Day
The day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was running for President, appeared at a Cleveland event and said instead of talking about politics he had to speak about the “mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives.” He said: “The victims of the violence are black and white, rich … [Read more...] about Gun Violence Awareness Day
Choose Freedom
“The land of the free…” I don’t have to tell you where the previous statement comes from. Any person in the USA who has attended any sporting event knows that this is a line from The Star Spangled Banner. Freedom is what every person on the planet claims to strive for. Yet, many people create their own form of slavery. Freedom is something that has different meanings to … [Read more...] about Choose Freedom
The party starts now
The 2024-25 school year is winding down. Students are preparing to exit school buildings for summer vacation. This year's fifth graders will be heading to middle school in the fall as sixth graders. The 2025 eighth graders will be heading to off to high school as ninth graders. The high school seniors will be leaving public education and heading into the big world. Class of … [Read more...] about The party starts now
White man’s burden 2025
There is a high number of African American females who are mental pawns of the white power structure. Many of these mental 'catspaws' are bitter and angry. In many instances the anger is directed to the one thing the white power structure hates above all, the African American male. In other cases African American female anger and frustration is directed inward. Since the white … [Read more...] about White man’s burden 2025
Everyone is welcome
An Idaho middle school teacher recently made headlines for refusing to take down a classroom poster she said she was told was “controversial” and “an opinion.” The poster shows a drawing of hands in many different skin tones, each with a red heart in the center. The controversial opinion written at the top? “Everyone Is Welcome Here.” Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade world … [Read more...] about Everyone is welcome
Escape the cell
Many people in the world today are living in a prison and do not know it. The prison is one they choose to reside in. These people who reside in this prison go into their cell happily without complaint. The prison is one for the mind and the cell is a cellular one. The cellular phone has evolved from a brick in your hand to a high-powered computer that fits in your pocket. … [Read more...] about Escape the cell
Remembering Selma
Sixty years ago, on Sunday, March 7, 1965, John Lewis and Reverend Hosea Williams set out on a nonviolent march with a group of 600 men, women, young people, and children headed from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. They were seeking the right to vote and protesting the tragic death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a 26-year-old black church deacon and military veteran … [Read more...] about Remembering Selma
The stakes are high: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on April 1st
By Walter J. Lanier Some of us saw this coming. We raised concerns, we asked questions, and yet, here we are. The decisions being made at the highest levels of government are reshaping the very foundation of our democracy. And now, those same forces have their sights set on Wisconsin. Let’s talk about what’s happening. During the recent ABC News Presidential Debate, … [Read more...] about The stakes are high: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on April 1st