The decline of teachers of African descent must stop
By Rosita Chatonda The economic downturn of recent years brought the decline of the middle class into the forefront of national discourse. However, the “lifting …
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A Perspective from the Proverbs
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions …
Living with Etiquette: The Power of ‘NO’
Recently while at the grocery store picking up a few items, I came across a close friend who told me about a new community event …
Television series portraying Jesus as black filled with today’s realism
The world is imploding. The Middle East is like a pit of snakes feeding on one another; licenses to kill black males have been taken …
Down with apparatus of subjugation
More than anything else, the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, and the aftermath point to this stark reality: …
We are treated as the enemy within
Avid readers of this space may recall that I twice wrote one sentence about the Trayvon Martin “murder.” I wrote: “Trayvon Martin was profiled, hunted …
Miami-Dade must stop playing politics with Oderbrecht contract
I have been involved in the Miami-Dade community for 40 years and, during this time, I have watched and supported most of the work done …
You’re coming out. I decree that 2014 will be your year of unending breakthroughs
Jesus came preaching, “Repent: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and …
Michael Brown was caught on the frontline of the ‘war on crime’
In 1994, Rudy Gulianni, mayor of New York City, declared a war on crime. The war was inspired by the “broken windows” philosophy. The notion …
The cycle of death, anarchy and mayhem will persist
America ignores its history and is doomed to repeat it. Such is the case with Ferguson, Missouri, and the killing of Michael Brown by Officer …