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Somewhat like the DC comic figure “Batman,” Jesse Jackson just appeared, out of the night, landing in early 1960’s Atlanta, headquarters of the southern civil …

Especially pronounced since the beginning of the civil rights era from 1955 to King’s assassination in 1968, Americans of African descent have consistently produced self-centered …

U. S. Rep. John Lewis, who represents a majority black district in Atlanta, and is a nationally celebrated civil rights survivor/hero, supported Hillary Clinton for …

While we patiently watched the Democratic presidential primary campaign finally conclude, several things especially important to African Americans have been made crystal clear. Foremost is …

At least 90 percent of black people who vote Democratic and support Barack Obama for president are incensed by the high level of white nationalism …

Take my word for it, Leon Esko Robinson, Jr., was a genius. He died at 51 recently after a long, upbeat and courageous battle against …

A lot of blame is hurled at white teachers especially, but teachers in general, for the low expectations of black students when, clearly, low expectations …

Most of late last week was filled with moving commemorations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whom many people, certainly by 1968, felt would …

The top-down method of organizing a political campaign is being turned into a relic by Barack Obama’s bottom-up strategy. Bill and Hillary Clinton have been …

Tavis Smiley’s ninth annual “State of the Black Union” get-together last month in New Orleans was another commercial success. Sponsored by several national brands, Smiley …