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: Beah Richards…A Jewel! By Vincent L. Hall Abeni Jewel Haynes is a name you should probably note for future reference. Someday, the stage and screen will be... I MessengerMarch 25, 2022
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: To Lose a True Friend By Cheryl Smith The past two years have been challenging to say the least! As someone who has always believed that death was a... I MessengerMarch 23, 2022
Editorial OUR VOICES: Celebrate Women by Adjusting Lady Justice’s Blindfold By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Lady Justice is an iconic symbol of the American judicial system. In one hand, she... I MessengerMarch 19, 2022
Editorial To Be Equal: A Much-Needed New Perspective To The Supreme Court By Marc Morial “The advancement of Black people into positions of power traditionally held by white people is a threat to white supremacy. It... I MessengerMarch 19, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: That Other Pledge! By Vincent L. Hall The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (as it was initially called) was founded in Oakland by Chairman Bobby Seale and... I MessengerMarch 18, 2022
Editorial OUR VOICES: Black History, Black Print and You By Dr. John E. Warren Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the work he left behind certainly makes the case today for the study of... I MessengerMarch 18, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: God isn’t surprised…and you shouldn’t be, either By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew We live in a world that is fraught with conflict and mean-spiritedness. A friend shared a situation she encountered: A... I MessengerMarch 18, 2022
Editorial The Black Card: BIG MAMA SAID: Blessing are like boomerangs. You have to send them out to get them back! By Terry Allen One of the greatest lessons taught to me from Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s playbook became a common saying in the family.... I MessengerMarch 17, 2022
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Can you overcome? By Cheryl Smith As I sat home alone — multi-tasking, cleaning, writing and returning phone calls; I turned on the television to TV One... I MessengerMarch 17, 2022
Editorial TO BE EQUAL: Supreme Court Decision on Alabama’s Gerrymandered Maps Makes a Mockery of the Voting Rights Act By Marc Morial “The reactionary right wing of the Supreme Court showed its true colors this week. Just as Selma’s officers didn’t arrest or... I MessengerMarch 11, 2022