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: These are the times! By Cheryl Smith I met my sorority sister Cheryl Hickmon when she was a regional representative of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. During the time... I MessengerJanuary 27, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: Priorities: Putting First Things First By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Every single day, we are bombarded with so many things to do. Our world is so fast paced that it... I MessengerJanuary 20, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: Look At The Signs! As we stand on the precipice of yet another Black History Month, I would desire that we as a people Quit Playin’ like so... I MessengerJanuary 20, 2022
Editorial WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE: Let’s Get Right To It! By Dr. E. Faye Williams There’s an obvious scheme afoot to return the United States to a period in time where we lived with... I MessengerJanuary 20, 2022
Editorial I WAS JUST THINKING: Was I A Local Hidden Figure? By Norma Adams-Wade Ran across an old newspaper article the other day that took me back to my first job after college in the... I MessengerJanuary 20, 2022
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: If It Was Meant For You… By Cheryl Smith I am feeling a certain way about Odinga Kambui. In a letter, Odinga wrote: Open letter to the person(s) who found... I MessengerJanuary 20, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “KEEP ON LIVING BECAUSE HEALTHY LIVING IS CRUCIAL! JOIN US THIS MLK WEEKEND As I opened the front door of the home my grandfather built with his own hands Big Mama shared one of her standard “Baby,... I MessengerJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial THE LAST WORD: Our Broken Democracy By Dr. Julianne Malveaux A year ago, on January 6, 2021, a mob of crazed insurrectionists descended on the United States Capitol. Armed, angry... I MessengerJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial FAITHFUL UTTERANCES: The Reality Of Rejection By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Years ago, I worked for an organization that allowed me the opportunity to collaborate with congregations during Hurricane Ike in... I MessengerJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: Good Grief! By Vincent L. Hall What do Betty White, John Madden, Lani Guinier, Sidney Portier, and Sonia Lee Jordan have in common? They were all... I MessengerJanuary 13, 2022