Haitian evictions, an international disgrace [part 1]
By Calibe Thompson I think we’re all repulsed by the Dominican Republic’s leaders right now. They’ve made the decision to deport possibly hundreds of thousands …
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That was the week that was, yes it was
I’m not reminiscing about a past television comedy show, even though there is so much that gave us pause to laugh about. About that week: …
Sent with Instruction and Power”
“Sent with these instructions: ‘Take nothing for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not …
Park Service missed opportunity to show relevance of Appomattox to S.C. flag fiasco
In a cosmic congruence of events, our National Park System is searching to become “relevant, inclusive and diverse” just when we need it more than …
The hidden story of Charleston’s Denmark Vesey [part2]
It was a house slave named Peter Prioleau, William Pencil, a free black man, and the mulatto slave George Wilson that caused the nine thousand …
The hidden story of Charleston’s Denmark Vesey [part 1]
In the aftermath of Dylann Roof’s assassination of nine black people at historic Emanuel A. M. E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17th, …
What’s in it for me?
Reaching out to a friend who was born in Jamaica but left as a child, I asked the question – would you invest in Jamaica? …
Urban farmer brings dream of organic market to life
By SARAH SCHUCH The Flint Journal BEECHER, Mich. (AP) — When urban farmer Jacky King gets an idea, he makes it happen. Back in September, …
Thinking out loud-police body cameras needed now
If Black Lives Matter then the conversation regarding police body cameras must move beyond debate. Staten Island, Ferguson, Cleveland, Charleston, Tulsa, Baltimore, and now Cleveland …