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ACCOUNTABILITY IS VITAL BUT CANNOT BE ASSUMED
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Accountability has become a buzz word, especially for those in leadership positions. Today's column examines some implications of the disconnect between the rhetoric of accountability and actual accountability ... read more >>
Who's Your Friend?
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 20 May 2011
 Wellington's RoadWhat are your criteria for a friend? What's your definition of a friend? What does friendship mean to you. I've had a few people give their definitions of what a friend is and I've agreed ... read more >>
Love Letter #2
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 20 May 2011
(For every woman who needs peace)Hello Bahati, When I heard your voice for the first time, while passing you in the bread aisle at the grocery store, it was a moment of déjà vu, yet I had never met you. ... read more >>
The United States Postal Service II:
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 20 May 2011
Criminal Assault on the Middle Class, and the Illusion of American JusticeThousands of people have been following the story of Ms. JoAnn Snow's pursuit of justice within the Los Angeles District of the ... read more >>
"Telling Our Business: Our Journey to Emotional Wellness"
Written by Yolanda Whittington 19 May 2011
As I ease into the spring season, I can't help but take in the beauty and splendor of flowers in bloom while gazing into the souls and spirits of my sisters and brothers. As we look onto each other's eyes ... read more >>
The Osama Bin Laden Hoax Theory
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 19 May 2011
There was only one thing more predictable than the Sun was going to rise in the East, and that was the fact that a group of idiots was going to pop up and claim that the Bin Laden killing was a hoax. And ... read more >>
Love Letter # ONE
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 19 May 2011
(For every woman who needs closure)Hello Hathor, So you know, I am still in love with you. I try to forget you yet your scent still wakes me in the AM hours. I wonder what that fragrance truly is, possibly ... read more >>
Dream the dream
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 19 May 2011
 Our capacity to do, depends on our capacity to dream. If we are afraid to let our thoughts go beyond the limits of reality and good sense, then we probably have been brainwashed into thinking that achieving ... read more >>
The Meaning and Measure of Malcolm:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
 Remembrance and Rightful ReadingThe life and legacy of Min. Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, weighs heavy in the scales of African and human history, measuring as a mountain's weight against the ... read more >>
America's Got "Flava" Which Tastes Like Pure Power
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 19 May 2011
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil The world has changed considerably since the "Leave It to Beaver" days, when the Cleaver family represented the model of the American family. My employer, the Nielsen Company, measures ... read more >>
Bloodlust, Celebration and Bin Laden:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
An Unseemly Sense of JusticeMaybe this should be raised after September 11, or if now, discussed in church, mosque, synagogue and temple, those places set aside for conversations about the moral and meaningful, ... read more >>
Blacks Souled Out, Part 1
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
James Brown was affectionately referred to as "Soul Brother Number One," not just because he was one of the leaders of Soul Music, but because he was the physical embodiment of all things representative ... read more >>
In Honor of Malcolm X
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 19th is the birth date of El Haaj Malik El-Shabazz, known to us as Malcolm X.Who was Malcolm X?Malcolm X was a number of things to a number of people. To white racists, he was the physical manifestation ... read more >>
Deadly Tornado Rips My Alabama Hometown
Written by George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist 19 May 2011
I was leaving a members-only meeting at From the Heart Church Ministries in Suitland, Maryland last Wednesday night when I noticed that my mother, Mrs. Martha Brownlee, had called me from Augusta, Georgia ... read more >>
Phenomenal Oprah spoke across barriers
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 25 will be a bittersweet day across America.On that day, after a quarter century of unparalleled excellence and out-of-this-world success, Oprah is closing down "The Oprah Winfrey Show," TV's top-rated ... read more >>
Who wants to be the next celebrity pornstar?!
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 19 May 2011
Wellington's RoadEven though I wasn't around at the time, I have to respect "Old Hollywood." The Joan Crawfords', John Waynes', Elizabeth Taylors' and Sidney Poitiers'...they had class. If there was anything ... read more >>
BLACK CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 19 May 2011
Last week, a small group of graduate students, college professors and community members attended a Mini Conference at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) to share articles, essays and other ... read more >>
GANG INJUNCTIONS OFTEN PROBLEMATIC
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 19 May 2011
The police chief and new mayor are calling for another gang injunction in the city of Inglewood. Why, since reportedly, there has not been a recent spike in gang-related activity, crime or violence in ... read more >>
Reinventing Malcolm with Marable: (Part III)
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 05 May 2011
Pursuing Pathology by Another NameRegardless of all the other philosophical and factual flaws that weaken and undermine the structural and intellectual integrity of Marable's work, the reef and rock on ... read more >>
Reinventing Malcolm with Marable: (Part II)
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 05 May 2011
Pursuing Pathology by Another NameMarable's re-invented Malcolm is deconstructed and pieced back together in such problematic and unproductive ways, the project clearly falls short of his goal to provide ... read more >>
Understanding Anger
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 05 May 2011
Anger is a form of temporary insanity. Toxic emotions puts our physical health at as much risk as chain smoking. Anger has its genesis in our many routine interactions with people. The accumulated layers ... read more >>
Brazile Urges Blacks to Support Obama, Protect Gains
Written by Cash Michaels 05 May 2011
The interim chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) says the nation, and specifically the African-American community, has to stick with President Barack Obama and the Democrats during these ... read more >>
Public Ambivalent about Osama Death
Written by Eric Mayes 05 May 2011
Philadelphians' reactions to the killing of bin Laden range from satisfied to suspiciousOfficials with the local chapter of the Council on American Muslim Relations greeted the news of Osama bin Laden's ... read more >>
Take The Weight, Part 3-Feminism's Irrelevance
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 05 May 2011
In my opinion, feminism is beginning to look like unions.At the opening of the 20th century, unions were necessary to mitigate child labor and abuse in the workplace.While some of those issues remain in ... read more >>
Bin Laden and the return of common sense
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 05 May 2011
President Obama's dramatic Sunday night announcement of the killing of Osama bin Laden recalled perfectly how Americans felt after the horrors of Sept. 11, when we "reaffirmed our unity as one American ... read more >>

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