Whose child is it? – Secondary School Edition This is a Message To Parents of School Age Black Children: All education begins at home and should continue throughout a person’s life. If you totally depend on school teachers to educate your child then your child is probably going to suffer. …
When the first ROOTS series was broadcast 39 years ago nothing like it had ever been on USA television. The average person in this sick nation has never thought much about the brutal facts of the slavery which the nation was built upon. This 2016 version of ROOTS has achieved …
By: Harriet Courtney Maddox March 17, 2016 “A backlash is an adverse reaction to something which has gained popularity, prominence, or influence. The term is commonly applied to gender and racial discrimination and religious discrimination against minority groups, as well, such as in response to certain events or circumstances.” Thanks, …
Article by Stephen Maddox Sr. February is African-American History Month and ignorance is not bliss. Millions of haters worked hard to keep us away from knowledge about our history and many of our ancestors suffered for trying to learn or teach the truth. If you really want to piss off white supremacists, …
Amelia Boynton attended the 2015 State Of The Union address at the US Capitol Building as the honored guest of President Obama. Ms. Boynton is now 103 years old and her life story continues to be written. This great citizen was born Amelia Platts on August 18, 1911 in …
I felt great pride watching Loretta Lynch on her first day of Senate Confirmation Hearings for the United States Attorney General position. Her statements and responses to questions from the Republican led Senate Judiciary Committee were so professional and measured that the political vultures could not easily attack her. Yes, …
The new USA Black Card is an educational tool for self-deluded non-white people who look in their mirror and mistakenly think they see someone who will be viewed by all people in the USA as an equal to all the “REAL AMERICANS” of FOXNEWS and many other right-wing organizations. These …
Martin Luther King Jr Day would not have been created if the United States of America had lived up to its professed ideals. There would have been no slavery after the new nation was formed in 1789, and everyone in the new United States would have had an equal opportunity …
NAACP President & CEO, Cornell Brooks discussed the bombing of the NAACP office in Colorado Springs, CO when he appeared on the MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY Show on MSNBC, Sunday 1/11/15. “There’s a certain kind of Newtonian Law of Social Justice at work in this country, namely, for every act for justice, …
Movie Review by Harriet C. Maddox Run to see the movie!!!! “Selma” is the BEST movie that I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of flicks! History does not repeat itself but it sure as Hell rhymes. Here it is 2015 and it is a reminder of this country’s …
Article by Stephen Maddox Sr. Many conservative politicians and media talking-heads like to criticize Blacks in the US about the family problems and high crime rates in Black communities. However it is the profits-first people running this country, now and historically, who consciously have stripped family building powers from Blacks …
On the MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY Show which aired 12/07/14 on MSNBC the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Dr. Serene Jones spoke about the importance of love, faith and connection in healing the fault lines of race in America. In just seven minutes they made so many powerful points that I …
These five men showed that they are men first, employees and celebrities second. #11 Austin, Tavon #12 Bailey, Stedman #13 Givens, Chris #81 Britt, Kenny # 89 Cook, Jared While they work for the St.Louis Rams football team they realize that dignity and respect for themselves and their people supercedes their job …
Cops who kill or attack children or non-threatening adults (who are almost always minorities) are either Haters or Cowards. Some have said they need more training. I don’t think so. These so-called public servants did not take classes on “How to kill children and adults who are not dangerous”. There …
