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Opportunity is one way to end the cycle of violence
The recent surge in gun violence has cut a swath of fear and despair across Chicago’s communities of color. But at the Chicago Urban League last week, the violence really hit home. One of the five victims of the gruesome Chatham slayings, Donovan Anderson, was the brother of the League’s own Jason Alfred. MORE>

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Justice for sale in Sean Bell, et. al.?
Black leaders are unable to connect the dots. The judiciary in New York consists mostly of Democrats. Black and Latino voters are political pawns. Special interest groups, like the PBA and the DEA, supply the cash to the Democratic Party. These groups enjoy a quid pro quo. MORE>

Figuring out the real meaning of last Tuesday
He lost Big. She won even BIGGER.
Contrary to the notions of many of those newly energized voters, politics is always about the numbers. Hope is great. But first you’ve got to win (with apologies to Jesse Jackson) to keep hope alive. Ideas may determine the rhetoric of a campaign, but always, it’s the numbers that have to add up first so the candidate with the best ideas has an opportunity to put them into action. MORE>

Tavis Smiley quits the Tom Joyner Morning Show
April 15, 2008
This thing is really getting strange. I was upset about Tavis leaving and upset with some of the people who didn’t like the way he was expressing himself. In defending Tavis, I got upset with J. and expressed myself. As a result, some people, got upset with me. MORE>

More about the Black Mormons—Fact and Fiction
The Book of Mormon says that “he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.” MORE>

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LeBron should be more careful with his image
LeBron’s image clearly means a lot to him, maybe even as much as pursuing a championship. And that’s why I can’t understand why he would allow Vogue to feature him with supermodel Gisele Bundchen in such a distasteful manner. MORE>

The Seventh Annual Milestones event celebrates three of Philadelphia’s finest African American women of media
On March 12 at Energy Hall, PECO and PBPRS (Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society) presented the Seventh Annual Milestones: Stories of African American Women in the Media honoring three of Philadelphia’s exceptional African American Women in the Media. HERE>

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