The Open Door

Darryl James
Darryl James
As Africans in America, those of us who understand the struggle know that it is important to highlight the most courageous of us. It is important to magnify those of us who step into an arena where none of us have walked before. When one of us blazes a path, we talk about how that person has "opened a door" for others who will come later.

Assimilation

Darryl James
Darryl James
The American Dream, for many, promises an opportunity to blend into a melting pot that will no longer focus on race, creed or color, but will instead see only patriotism and red, white and blue. But that dream is a lie.

Black History or African History?

Darryl James
Darryl James
It’s Black History Month and wherever you are, you should be either studying Black History, or planning to create Black History. Instead of discussing some great achievements by Black men or Black women, I’d like to discuss the great achievements that lie ahead of Africans in America.

The Black Top Ten -- Things To Understand About Men

Darryl James
Darryl James
While men are ostensibly less complicated than women, there are still some basic issues that some women seem to have difficulty understanding. In another Black Top Ten List, I'd like to present some things that women should understand about how men operate.

Black Parents Regain Control over their Children's Education

LaShanda Henry
LaShanda Henry
The secret is out. Many black parents are taking their children out of the American public school system and everyone is talking about it. Empty promises are no longer quieting poor minorities and the inner city masses.

For A True Fresh Start: Remove the Conviction Box

Anthony Samad
Anthony Samad
Those who have been convicted of breaking the law at some point of their life, whether they did it or not, no matter how long ago it was—walk around with a scarlet letter, an X branded on their foreheads forever. Convicts become ex-convicts. Felons become ex-felons. Sex offenders become ex-sexual offenders, drug offender become ex-drug offenders, and the list goes on. The fresh start that society talks about, in reality, rarely occurs when an ex-offender has to disclose a past conviction.


Speaking of Leadership

Jasmyne Cannick
Jasmyne Cannick
The Black leadership today is operated more as a business venture complete with media hype, photo-ops, corporate indulgence, and cult personalities. It’s to the point now, where certain “leaders” won’t attend events where they are not the main attraction, some even go as far as to charge an honorarium for their services.