Oct 20, 2011
Commentary
Editorial Board
It is your home, so you believe. A visitor stops at your door and knocks. You go to the door and, before you can say, Hello, he or she enters, looks around. This is wonderful, beautiful. We can use it! The visitor is talking, but not to you – you who wait, standing in wonder,…
It is your home, so you believe. A visitor stops at your door and knocks. You go to the door and, before you can say, Hello,…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Before returning to New England for the second time, I served two African American Presbyterian Churches. And during that time I never thought, two decades ago, that the entire church body would change its position on LGBTQ worshippers. But a historic yet bittersweet moment happened on October 8th in the Presbyterian Church (USA). And the…
Before returning to New England for the second time, I served two African American Presbyterian Churches. And during that time I never thought, two decades ago,…
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Columnist
The monument to 20th Century social change leader, and some say 20th Century Prophet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was finally dedicated on the National Mall. On the 16th Anniversary of the Million Man March, the President of the United States reminded us that King’s struggle for social change was a protracted one.…
The monument to 20th Century social change leader, and some say 20th Century Prophet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was finally dedicated on the…
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Columnist
Over the past few weeks, former Godfather CEO Herman Cain has surged into a frontrunner position for the Republican nomination for president. This surge is nothing new for the political world. Several have appeared to be what the GOP is looking for, then after peeling back cover, the truth comes out. Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax…
Over the past few weeks, former Godfather CEO Herman Cain has surged into a frontrunner position for the Republican nomination for president. This surge is nothing…
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Columnist
On Friday, October 11, 2002, the leaders of the National Black United Front, from around the country, began arriving in Kansas City, Missouri for our Fall Central Committee Meeting. The meeting was scheduled to begin Friday evening with a welcome reception and an all day meeting for Saturday, October 12th. As the Chicago contingency pulled…
On Friday, October 11, 2002, the leaders of the National Black United Front, from around the country, began arriving in Kansas City, Missouri for our Fall…
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