by Randy Ross
It might surprise you, but when I mentioned a while back I was doing a show on domestic abuse, my abuser reached out to me, after so many years, to threaten & caution me.
by James DeShay
As horrific as that chant might sound, it is the heart felt belief of a large segment of White Americans. Just because it is 2015 and we have elected an African American twice, does not change the attitude of those in White America that hate African Americans. It is the same individual who doesn't feel an empathy for the families and friends that lost a family member to police violence.
Read more: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Turned Their Hatred For Blacks Into A Happy Jingle
by Eddie Cole
It is with heartfelt empathy that I write this. Over the years, we as a community have always stood together in tragedy and various hard times. Due to the recent turn of events, I am saddened to hear of the passing of the Winifred Mount, First Lady of the Historic Town of Eatonville, Florida, America's first black Incorporated town.
Read more: Celebrate The Life of Eatonville's First Lady, Mrs. Winifred Mount
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District 5 Moving Forward with Commissioner Regina I. Hill This week:
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By Roger Caldwell
There is a fight brewing in Florida and many people argue that guns should be allowed on college campuses. To begin with, this is an absurd notion because many students are too young to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But common sense does not prevail when conservatives and Republicans start talking about their guns.
Read more: Will Campus Guns Be a Major Issue in the Florida Legislature in 2015?
by Lawrence A. Robinson
When I think about my friends and family members who have transitioned out of this earthly physical presence into my memory, I usually smile. I smile because my thoughts are only of the good times that we shared. I almost never think about unhappy incidents during our times here together. The memory is always clear and even if the actual incident was painful, the memory still makes me smile. Such is the case with my good friend, Charles Campbell who died several years ago.
