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Open Letter to President Obama on Assisting Young Me of Color Make a Better Life

Apr 20, 2009 Comments Off by

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON ASSISTING YOUNG MEN OF COLOR MAKE A BETTER LIFE By Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell I applaud your recent creation of the White House Council on Women and Girls to help ensure we are treated equally in public policies, by employers and in every other aspect of American society. I [...]

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Children of Incarcerated Parents: Helping the Silent Victims

Mar 09, 2009 Comments Off by

CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS: HELPING THE SILENT VICTIMS By Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell When Katia Dukes was nine, her father was arrested for killing her mother and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. As her father was escorted from the courtroom, young Katia became another silent victim — a child with an [...]

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The Value of Making Wise Decisions

Feb 09, 2009 1 Comment

VIEWS FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT The Value of Making Wise Decisions by Alvin C. Romer Are we always in position to make the best decisions when faced with dilemmas? What can we claim as valuable nuggets to be triumphant in our choices? Take one individual for instance as we ponder the title of this essay: [...]

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Black History and the Progression of the Black Community

Feb 04, 2009 Comments Off

Black History and the Progression of the Black Community by H. Lewis Smith Candidly speaking, the need for a black history month would not exist if the American halls of academe did not use systematic exploitation (past and present) to minimize exposure to African-American history. The city school systems, colleges, universities and the media are [...]

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Public Support Grows for Rehabilitating Ex-Convicts.

Feb 03, 2009 Comments Off

PUBLIC SUPPORT GROWS FOR REHABILITATING EX-CONVICTS by Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – The nation’s appetite for mass incarceration appears to be waning, as many states confront the financial challenges of maintaining large prison populations and as public support grows for more services that better prepare prisoners to come home to their communities. [...]

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The Psychological Impact of President Elect Obama’s Move to the White House

Jan 16, 2009 1 Comment

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA’S MOVE TO THE WHITE HOUSE By Dr. Gloria Morrow On January 20, 2009, President Elect Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States of America. The political impact of this historic event has been thoroughly discussed and digested by the media, political analysts and people [...]

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In Pursuit of Equality: Sentiments Past and Present

Jan 06, 2009 Comments Off

IN PURSUIT OF EQUALITY: SENTIMENTS PAST AND PRESENT By H. Lewis Smith As we stand boldly and enthusiastically on the horizon of the year 2009, it seems like only yesterday that the 1960s civil rights revolution took full stride. The tumultuous and tremendous Civil Rights Movement monumentally reconstructed America’s social and political scene to a [...]

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Commentary | Where Do We Go From Here?

Nov 19, 2008 Comments Off

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Rev. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. Where do we go from here? This is probably the most asked question presently in America since the end of the Civil War, but I am wondering: who is asking it more? Due to the historical implications and the political climate throughout the world, [...]

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