EDITORIAL

The KKK - Unfortunate irrelevancy

Every day, in major cities across the country, the sound of gunfire disturbs the tranquility of black communities. Young men have developed an ethos that requires violent confrontation to resolve even minor disagreements. The rising death toll includes innocent bystanders and cases of mistaken identity. More »

OPINION

FedEx's holiday hustle

This Monday, FedEx Ground expects to shatter their holiday shipping and sales records when they move more than 7 million packages - their highest volume ever. But at what cost to their drivers? More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Protecting the innocent is protecting the community

We take strong exception to the Banner's editorial that seemed to equate our taking a public and proactive stand in supporting our son"s innocence with parents who wrongfully protect and cover for their guilty kids ("Who protects the community?" Dec. 6, 2007). Nothing could be further from the truth in our case. More »

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What do you think are the root causes of black-on-black violence?

Their egos. Certain people have low levels of self-confidence. People with ego issues start fights. More »