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The Souls of Black Folk: The Landed Gentry

May 20, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  As in Philadelphia, gentrification has effected many major cities including NYC. A billboard above a local hardware store on Malcolm X Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of New York advertises new condos for sale a block away from Marcus Garvey Park from $400,000 to $4 million, in 2007. In a clash of cultures,…

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Guest Commentary Black voters must demand accountability beyond Election day

May 13, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: By Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Now that the barrage of debates and campaign stump speeches of the 2016 president election primary season is over, we all kind of know that the general election is going to come down to the Republican party’s presumptive nominee, businessman…

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Cultural Coach: Changes come when everyday warriors take a stand

May 13, 2016

By Linda Wallace Let’s imagine that we are walking down the street and a man with a booming voice begins harassing an openly gay couple. What should we do? Should we pretend like our ears are clogged and we can’t hear? Tell the man who is yelling to use his indoor voice because his pitch…

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The Souls of Black Folk: Blessed are the poor

May 6, 2016

By Minister Rodney Muhammad Blessed are the poor. People tend to interpret this Bible verse to mean that God has blessed the poor, but that’s not the case. Jesus said, “blessed are the poor in spirit,” There’s a perception that people tend to interpret that phrase as Jesus saying that the poor were blessed, but…

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Safe but Silent

April 29, 2016

By Jamila Carter There is a sentiment among some folks in the black community that teaching our children respect for authority through strict discipline will save them from falling victim to violence, jail or being killed at the hands of the police. Historically, black parents, especially those of us in low-income communities, have often used…

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The Cultural Coach: Going Global in 2016

April 29, 2016

By Linda Wallace The roads to cultural competence are sometimes scary, and the shoulders are often littered with failure and disappointment. Many travelers grow weary and give up on the journey. Cultural competence, you see, often is acquired after we make a mistake, experience disappointment or we are victimized by a racist act or attack….

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The numbers could tell a troubling tale for the Democrats

April 16, 2016

ABOVE CARTOON:  Dave Granlund, Politicalcartoons.com By Earl Ofari Hutchinson GOP presidential contender Donald Trump loudly boasts that he has turned out “millions” of new voters. He gloats that these are the people the GOP has never seen before. The millions figure is vintage Trump bunkum since there is no way to measure just how many…

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The Cultural Coach: Distrust lingers despite new attitude

April 16, 2016

Dear Cultural Coach: I am Caucasian and am slowly coming around and trying very hard to understand that it is not the race of a person that is bad, but the way people have been raised and the choices they make in life. It is so easy to blame the whole race when one or…

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Souls of Black Folk: Symbol without Substance

April 9, 2016

By Minister Rodney Muhammad According to the dictionary, “symbol” is that which represents an object, quantity or reality. Substance, however, is the real meaning or essential part of something. Politics without economics is a symbol without substance. Once I heard an analogy that politics is really an engine designed to advance your economic agenda. This…

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The Cultural Coach: March Madness

April 1, 2016

A game plan for moving on the haters The Cultural Coach By Linda Wallace Donald Trump’s vision for a say and do what you will America makes it more difficult to talk to youth about bad behavior. After all, is it fair to punish them for copying the behavior of the politicians they see on…

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