Some people build careers. Others build institutions. Mrs. Rosetta Miller Perry built a legacy. With her transition, Nashville and the…
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On Juneteenth, I traveled to the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s plantation outside Nashville, to celebrate Black music. Neither Juneteenth nor…
As this fall’s elections quickly approach, some of the candidates for governor are downright scary, and if we’re not well…
The new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago opened in time for this year’s June 19th Juneteenth holiday, and from all…
Every June, we gather to celebrate Juneteenth. We celebrate freedom delayed but not denied. We remember June 19, 1865, when…
By Nelson B. Rivers III Sometimes, it’s hard to fully understand why we still organize, protest, march or even vote…
There is a sound that cannot be heard with the ears. It does not thunder across the sky. It does…
By David Marshall | Jacksonville Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) — It appears that every week, there is a news story or…
BlackPressUSA Newswire By Ben Jealous In Washington, the name on a bill is often the opposite of what it does.…
They want our rhythm but not our blues.” I’ve been thinking about that saying since last week, when Memphis was…