Commentary

ABOVE PHOTO:  Ike Jenkins, right, and James Smith chat in East Cleveland, Ohio. Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound rhetorical outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take the message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture instead to the inner cities he has started talking about at rallies.  (AP…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Just a few days before the corrosive 2016 election, it occurs to me that no matter what the outcome, our social fabric has been shredded by the ugliness of this campaign.  Sure, there have been ugly campaigns before, but this one has revealed the extent to…

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By Linda Wallace Dear Cultural Coach: You write often about the need for good communication skills. How do you handle a college-educated friend who has never learned how to communicate effectively? My friend is an equal-opportunity offender. He makes everyone miserable. I am tired of acting like the political correctness police. How do you deal…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Re.d Dr. Alyn Waller and Kenny Gamble     By Brother Rodney Muhammad A study that monitored a single goose in flight rated the bird to travel at least 12 miles per hour. However, when this bird is united with other birds of its kind in the proper formation, these birds clock a fantastic…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  RJ Matson, Roll Call By Rahim Islam Brothers and sisters, we will never be able to hold America accountable for the unbelievable wrongs that were done to our ancestors and what the current American institutions are currently doing to Black people though an orchestrated system of policies and standards that restrict and/or inhibit…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  (Petar Pismestrovic, Kleine Zeitung, Austria) By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young Historically, Americans have complained that elections offer little real choice between presidential candidates or policies. Democrats and Republicans look much alike, act much alike and govern much alike. A choice between “Frick” and “Frack” is no choice at all. But there…

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By Linda Wallace Depending on whether your presidential candidate wins or loses, November 9th may feel like a wedding or a funeral. Legions of workers will arrive at offices, some joyous at the prospect of a new beginning, while others mourn a deep loss– or worse– a sense of national injury. Our collective responses on…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com) By Marc H. Morial TriceEdneyWire.com “In a democracy such as ours, the vote is precious, it is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. Those who sacrificed everything – their blood and their lives – and generations yet unborn, are all hoping and praying that…

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By Linda S. Wallace Dear Cultural Coach:  Sometimes, I am afraid to talk to Blacks for fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. I don’t want to be called a bigot. Yet, sometimes I feel that I can’t express my real thoughts. Help! — Afraid to be me Answer: Communities that are labeled as…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The day after Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced first degree manslaughter charges would be filed against Tulsa officer Betty Shelby for gunning down distressed motorist Terence Crutcher, the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable and other civil rights organizations held a press conference….

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