EDITORIAL
A simple road to perditionLife in America has become increasingly complex. Things that used to be simple now require close attention and extraordinary skill. It takes talent just to decipher the family phone bill. More » |
OPINION
Obama's promised land?I remember the hot summer of '63. I was 22 years old, leading demonstrations in Greensboro, N.C., to open up access to public facilities - restaurants, movie theaters, all those establishments that had been closed to blacks. Because we were disturbing the peace, as defined by Jim Crow, I went to jail. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Gold medal swimmer an example outside the pool, tooOne of the most thrilling moments of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing was the gold medal performance by the U.S. swim team in the 4x100 freestyle relay. While most of the adulation focused on phenom Michael Phelps and Jason Lezak, whose final-lap surge earned the victory, another member of that team deserves recognition not only for his part in bringing home the gold, but also for his commitment to ensuring that more African American kids make it home safely from the pool or the beach. More » |
