Editorial OUR VOICE: For Such a Time as This There are moments in history when a people must decide whether they will merely survive the storm or stand in the storm with courage,... My IMessengerMay 29, 2026
Editorial Our Voices: Netflix really is a joke I miss Dean Martin. Yes that boozy baritone from 60’s and 70’s Rat Pack fame. My IMessengerMay 23, 2026
Editorial Quit Playin’: Gone With the Damn Wind! BY VINCENT L. HALL Inquiring minds want to know whether anyone received an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. Well, it did. Gone with... I MessengerDecember 4, 2022
Cheryl's World My Truth: Pay the piper By Cheryl Smith I’m thankful for so much. Yes I wake up in relatively great health with an unsound mind, because can anyone really... I MessengerNovember 30, 2022
Editorial Money Talk : There are ways to help your kids pay for college without raiding your retirement savings By Rodney A. Brooks A few years back I was doing an interview for a radio station. A woman called in who had proudly... I MessengerNovember 30, 2022
Editorial Faithful Utterances : Gratitude is an entire Attitude By Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew As I’ve gotten older, Thanksgiving is different for me. Our gatherings are much smaller but more meaningful. When I was... I MessengerNovember 30, 2022
Editorial TO BE EQUAL: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Has Unleashed Worst Of Human Nature By Marc Morial “It is possible that users assumed that language use that could potentially cause a ban or suspension on the platform in... I MessengerNovember 26, 2022
Editorial Faithful Utterances : Fateful Frenemies By Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew I saw the video. It was difficult to watch Shanquella Robinson, 25, of Charlotte, beaten severely– allegedly by one of... I MessengerNovember 26, 2022
Editorial Our Voices: Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University... I MessengerNovember 26, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: A Thankful Thanksgiving By Vincent L. Hall “For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things... I MessengerNovember 25, 2022
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Hard heads make… By Cheryl Smith As World AIDS Day December 1, approaches, I can’t help to think about how “hard heads make soft behinds.” It just... I MessengerNovember 24, 2022
Editorial To Be Equal: Ghost of Lee Atwater Haunts Midterm Elections By Marc Morial Violent crime, which fell during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has returned to a level last seen in 2016. A... I MessengerNovember 19, 2022