Commentaries On The Times

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Published: Sunday, 03 March 2013 19:42
Written by Katrina Taylor

Selma To MontgomeryAbsolutely everything you need to know about the Voting Rights Act from 1868 to the present day case before the SCOTUS. The artful interplay and scholarship between Playthell Benjamin & Dr. Gerald Horne is  a two-hour  master class in American government, history, socio-economics and so, so much more.

 

A must-listen, one-stop shop for anyone who wants to hear the facts around our current political morass and the Supreme Court's upcoming decision that could dismantle everything we've fought for.

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Reflection On Black History Month

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Published: Thursday, 28 February 2013 22:01
Written by Cynthia Harris

cgwoodsonAs technology progresses, our youths are becoming less aware of who we are and why we exist.

When we think of Black History Month, the most notable figures that come to mind are Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. What exactly does this mean to me?

Is there anyone else that helped makes a difference in the world? Can I make a difference in the world as those who came before me? The answer is YES I CAN!

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Why Are African-American Children At Higher Risk Around Pools?

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Published: Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:21
Written by Darlene Robinson

This article originally published in West Orlando News Online.

A new study released on June 20, 2011 from the Center for Injury and Research Policy, during the summer in the United States reveals, “a child drowns in a portable pool every 5 days!” The danger is even higher here in Florida because our winter is so short and sometimes the summer seems to last 10 months out of the year. Florida made up the largest percentage of U.S. drowning deaths ages 1-4 (also highest rate in the country).

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The Ten Epic Failures In Central Florida

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Published: Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:07

This article originally published in West Orlando News Online.

During the last weeks of the year, the media puts out lists for your acknowledgment. They tell you the most important people, the top stories of the year and a plethora of other issues. They do the research come up with some relevant criteria, put together a panel of people and original you get a story about the most, the biggest, the best, the worst, the up and coming and the outrageously powerful people in the area.

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Where Is The Leadership?

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Published: Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:19

This article originally published in West Orlando News Online.

Where is the leadership?When Trayvon Martin was killed by the neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Fl., the local leadership was very quiet. The elected officials, the community resident leaders and even the Black pastors were quiet and said nothing, as if it was just another day in the hood.

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Forced Communications

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Published: Saturday, 26 January 2013 23:48

This article originally published in West Orlando News Online.

For the last four or five months, I have been picking up my daughter and taking her to work every morning, because she was having transportation issues. She needed to be at work by eight o’clock in the morning and worked a ten-hour shift. I would pick her up at her apartment on the north side of Silver Star Rd. and take her to work on the south side of Sand Lake Road, four or five times a week.

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