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
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Parents, you need a time out! By Cheryl Smith I now know who the culprit is and it is Y-O-U! Now full disclosure, I didn’t just find out about you... I MessengerApril 7, 2022
Editorial CONVERSATIONS WITH MILES : Judge Provides Example of Perseverance By Miles Jaye There she sat, calm and dignified, seated across from the U.S. Senate Judicial Committee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, in full view... I MessengerApril 1, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: Being Stuck Has Nothing to do With Luck By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew When I look over my life, I not only see what I’ve gone through, but I see God’s hand in... I MessengerApril 1, 2022
Editorial THE LAST WORD: Pay Inequity – The Past is Prologue By Dr. Julianne Malveaux March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to... I MessengerApril 1, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: And the Oscar Goes to… By Vincent L. Hall Will Smith was wrong. On a Monday, a Thursday, or a star-studded Sunday night, Willard Carroll Smith II was as... I MessengerApril 1, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY By Terry Allen Ketanji Brown Jackson Heard Her! I am still amazed at the great lessons our elders leave in plain sight. Lucille “Big... I MessengerMarch 31, 2022
Editorial OUR VOICES: The Glass Ceiling went Sideways By Dr. Brenda Wall The glass ceiling was still intact, but it went sideways at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court... I MessengerMarch 31, 2022
Cheryl's World My Truth: About those Academy Awards By Cheryl Smith I’m trying to walk right. I’m trying to do the right thing, all the time and sometimes I miss the mark!... I MessengerMarch 28, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: What’s in Your Harvest? By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew As a kid, I remember seeing massive crops as we traveled outside of my hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. I was... I MessengerMarch 25, 2022
Editorial WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE: Who Would Have Believed It? By Dr. E. Faye Williams From the silly to the sublime, to the serious, faster than the mind can cogitate, our societal norms are... I MessengerMarch 25, 2022