The Rev. Douglas Demetrius Prather

Here we are in a new century. We have attempted to legislate morality and harness the ugliness of racism and classism but somehow, like the weeds that choke the beauty of gardens worldwide, that strange fruit finds a way to just keep growing from campuses of academia, professional settings and the origin of the rural…

As I watched the Attorney General of North Carolina eagerly announce that all charges had been dropped against the members of the Duke University Lacrosse team, it was with a sense of disbelief and amazement, however, I was not surprised. Since the original accusation from the Students from North Carolina Central University, an Historically Black…