The American public enters this Christmas season with mixed reviews of the past year and skepticism about the days ahead. Many of us disapprove of the people we’ve hired to lead the country, and most of us are just disappointed with Wall Street when those on Main Street can barely afford their Christmas shopping. For […]
Read MoreA War Ends, A Campaign Begins 0
This week in American politics wound down with a memorable phrase from President Obama: Welcome home. He repeated it again and again: “ Welcome home .” And it sounded better with each repeat. It was a historic moment, as the nation and the world witnessed President Obama formally end the war in Iraq a war […]
Read MoreIn U.S., Right To Vote Still Threatened 0
Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder delivers a major speech on voting rights at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. The location is significant: In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that banned the worst forms of racial discrimination in American elections. […]
Read MoreFall Issue Of Ms Magazine 0
Dear Friend: Id like to let you know that the Fall issue of Ms. hits newsstands November 29, featuring my story Bella, Coretta, Shirley& about what I have gained from mentors and have gladly paid forward. The Fall cover story of Ms., Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, takes a look at how what was once billed as […]
Read MoreIt’s Time To Occupy Hunger 0
Everyone has something to say about the Occupy Wall Street protesters. They are rowdy, messy and unclear about what their demands are. However, they also are angry over how 99 percent of Americans are doing after the nation’s worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Say what you will, but they must be given credit […]
Read MoreWill The GOP Skip The Tea Party? 0
The current GOP presidential front-runner, businessman Herman Cain, has seen his momentum derailed by a “he said/she said” scandal – and his candidacy has suffered damage that may hurt the party in the general election. Yet, the GOP establishment is in a bind – do they allow Cain to be Cain or ask him to […]
Read MoreGOP, Protect Dorothy Cooper’s Right To Vote 0
Dorothy Cooper is a 96-year-old African-American resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was born in a small town in northern Georgia before women could vote and when Jim Crow laws mandated racial segregation. Her life has spanned nearly a century of progress: The 19th Amendment extended suffrage to women, the Civil Rights movement led to the […]
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