By Martha Love DNC Member Ruthelle Frank has been voting since 1948. A misspelling on her birth certificate means the 89- year old is unable to get a photo ID for voting, a restriction she’s … [Read more...]
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Remembering, Reclaiming and Honoring Our Roots
By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund via George Curry Media On the 40th anniversary of the publication of Alex Haley’s landmark book Roots: The Saga of an American … [Read more...]
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WISDOM Stands in Solidarity with Waupun Protesters
As a network including more than 150 congregations of many faiths, along with hundreds of individual leaders, members and supporters, WISDOM stands in solidarity with those who are refusing to accept … [Read more...]
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Valuing a Gorilla’s Life Over that of a Black Child
By Susan K. Smith George Curry Media Columnist The story is old as news cycles go: a 3-year-old toddler fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and the end-result is that the … [Read more...]
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Sen. Taylor questions Milwaukee’s lead testing practice
(MADISON) – Last week, an article in The Guardian indicated that Milwaukee is one of at least 33 cities that violated Environmental Protection Agency guidelines when testing water for lead. The story … [Read more...]
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We Must Restore Our Black Identity and Culture that’s Been Stolen – Part 1
Universally Speaking Message To The Community Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community … [Read more...]
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SCOTUS Finds 1987 Murder Trial Racially Biased
In 1986, Timothy Foster was tried and convicted for the murder of an elderly White woman, Queen Madge White, 79, in Rome, Georgia. The prosecutor decided to dismiss all potential Black jurors. Known … [Read more...]
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#WearOrange
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Earlier this week, people from all across the country joined together in observance of the second annual Gun Violence Awareness Day. In … [Read more...]
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Nomination Papers Turned In
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor This week, I turned in my nomination papers, making me an official candidate for reelection to the State Senate! I knew at a very young age … [Read more...]
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Excavating Higher Education’s Sins of the Past
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist Amid the pomp and circumstance of these weeks’ college and university graduation ceremonies, it’s worth noting the “excavation projects” going … [Read more...]
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