Opinion

Continuing Dr. King’s Legacy of Struggle: Maintaining a Radical Refusal to Be Defeated 

We are, we all know, living in difficult, dangerous and demanding times. And although we did not and cannot choose the times we live in, we can and must choose how we engage these times and act in these times; how we demand, define and pursue the good or support, serve and perpetrate evil, injustice and unfreedom in our lives and in the world.  

David G. Brown Weekly Cartoon

European Americans Have Always Been Like This   

Now that I got your attention and before you scared to death negros get all up in a panic, I’m not talking about every European American living in this country.  I’m talking about those that we all know are vicious, vile and have a hatred and fear for other cultures, views, values and faith traditions that are outside of European standards and beliefs.  

Believe With Faith! 

A Canaanite woman (the Syrophoenician) came out to meet Jesus. She was desperate, needing healing for her daughter. Her pain at the thought of losing her daughter was deeply profound. She paid respect to Jesus, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David.” Her daughter was possessed by a demon. 

Black Women In and As History:  Sustainers of the World  

March marks the beginning of Black History Month II (Women Focus), called in other quarters Women’s History Month, but whatever is done or decided in the larger society or even the world, the question will always remain and be raised of how do we understand, assert and celebrate ourselves, speak our special cultural truth and make our own unique contribution to the forward flow of human history.  

Clean Air Shouldn’t Come at the Cost of Our Communities 

Southern California families are already struggling with high housing costs, rising utility bills, and inflation that stretches household budgets to their limits. Instead of offering relief, bureaucrats at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) are quietly advancing policies that would make life even more costly for millions of Angelenos across the state, particularly in Latino and African American communities. 

Ask Dr. Jeanette™ Success on “The Way”™  Hello, Miracle! 

Often, we think of healing only in the context of sickness—such as addiction, broken bones, surgery, mental anxiety, or domestic relationships. However, healing is not only related to illness. Any condition, whether physical or otherwise abnormal but curable, can provide an opportunity for healing.  

Remembering the Miracle of Our Mother: Gratefully Offering Sacred Words and Water 

In this Black History Month II: Women Focus, I reach back to retrieve and share a hallowed homage to my mother, our mother, righteous representative of the sacred history, expansive humanity and audacious hope of our people.   It is a special message for both Mother’s Day and every day, first delivered at our Sunday Soul Session and dedicated to all our mothers, but especially to my mother, our mother, the mother I share with our brothers and sisters.   Indeed, I especially think of her in these difficult, dangerous and demanding times, times of severe and sustained testing and of increased