Benjamin L. Hooks, a champion of minorities and the poor who as executive director of the NAACP increased the group’s stature, has died. He was 85. State Rep. Ulysses Jones, a member of the church where Hooks was pastor, said Hooks died early Thursday at his home, following a long illness. Hooks became executive director […]
The visual image on the big screen of a dramatic portrayal of a true story about race, poverty and injustice in America for some may appear to be untimely. But for many others, movies that are based on the truth and that have the potential to inspire a redemptive consciousness, are always on time. Truth […]
Today is a special day of reflection and renewal as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for civil rights. While it is discouraging to recall the hate, bigotry and injustice that are inextricably tied to the civil rights movement, it also makes me hopeful. It gives me a sense of optimism […]
<p>The President speaks about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the importance of persistence in achieving broader goals in remarks at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.</p>
Over the last two years I’ve spent a lot of time thinking or talking or writing about the role of young people in the age of Obama. Eager to change our country- that’s the mark of today’s youth, right? Incidences like what happened to Derrion Albert almost make me question if I’m just projecting what […]
Over on CNN, LZ Ganderson recently penned an Op-Ed titled “Gay is Not The New Black.” He’s right, as far as our country’s history goes, there will never be a new black. The story of Black America is unique, as is the story of Gay America, Hispanic America, the women of America and any other […]
It is remarkable that it took only one day for our beautiful country to show its greatest potential and its greatest challenge. And that day was yesterday. In the morning, I was inspired by the President’s nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the Supreme Court. Yet, in the afternoon I was deeply […]
