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Opinion

Be nimble!

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

Psst! "Keep this between me and you; we are building in the cloud, so they cannot burn it down." These words stood erect in...

Health

Improving the lives of persons with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease is not the same as caring for someone who has the flu. You cannot leave them on the...

Religion

A real Independence Day

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

Independence Day is the day set aside for recognizing our country the United States of America’s coming into freedom as a sovereign nation independent...

Community Voices

In the beginning, Alpha

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPM4FZ4qmqc Today is Juneteenth, and I am interviewing Alpha Blackburn about her love, life's work, and most importantly, ownership of her freed self. It is...

Opinion

She, too: Respectability is not a requirement for consent

CAMIKE JONES - October 4, 2023

Sukihana, a female rapper known for her raunchy lyrics and persona, was forcibly kissed by YK Osiris, a male rapper in a recent viral...

Community Voices

A city on a hill

LARRY SMITH - October 4, 2023

Before and during his presidency, Ronald Reagan regularly employed this hallowed phrase (including in his farewell address) to describe America. Puritan pastor and politician...

Community Voices

Father’s Day facts: Black fathers show up

CAMIKE JONES - October 10, 2023

We’ve heard it time and time again. Black fathers are not there for their children. This has come to be the default explanation for...

Opinion

No more BS: an editorial on men’s health

NORAL PARHAM - June 8, 2023

Growing up, young boys are told many facetious things. 'Don't cry,' 'Don't show emotions,' and a handful of additional BS that is untruthful. Some of...

Opinion

Emerging Businesses

ANDRE CARSON - June 8, 2023

Madame C. J. Walker, whose line of haircare products for Black women that made her the first female self-made millionaire, started her business mixing...

Opinion