The Reverend D. D. Prather

The only thing worse in this day and time than not voting is casting an uninformed ballot There are now four months left until the November election and we are in the midst of countless local elections nationwide. As the adage remains true that, “all politics are local,” black churches and other faith-based institutions, as…

This past weekend, I had the unique privilege of once again experiencing the true democracy of a democratic society during the Georgia Fulton County 5th congressional district caucus. Over seventy people offered themselves for service, vying for one of the four seats as delegates to the democratic national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. In my…

We are well into the New Year with its compliment of new beginnings and seemingly fresh starts. We are likewise almost in the midst of another election season with the elaboration that accompanies the anticipation, excitement, and interest.� In this 2012 black history month we are in the concluding days of the first term of…

In what that is being described as possibly the worst cheating scandal in the history of public education in the country, the City of Atlanta school system’s administrators and educators are now the focus, accused of widespread deception and corruption. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal produced in a report, findings contained within volumes of 800 pages,…

To the insistence of Clara Luper, from the state of Oklahoma, on a cool fall morning, I sat and listen at breakfast to her tell me why she thought people from everywhere needed to get involved in human rights somewhere, whatever the location. She spoke in depth of her love, devotion and commitment, as she…

The foundation of our criminal justice system that we pride ourselves upon in our nation is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. However, Troy Davis with a cloud of doubt cast about his guilt over 20 years ago is still staring death in the face by means of the state of Georgia death penalty.…

This year, President Obama and his administration will embark upon the second half of the first term at the helm of our Country. In my opinion, if the second half is going to parallel the first, then the future of our country for generations yet unborn is bright. There is hope even in spite of…

Again as if on cue, from a scene 75 years ago, the tentacles of racism and injustice have shown their presence in rural America, in Virginia. On May 24, 2010, 18 year old Reginald Latson, from Virginia, was from all accounts racially profiled, beaten, taunted, and jailed before being sent to Western State Mental Hospital…

It is interesting, although the laws of the infamous Jim Crow era have been virtually eradicated, resentment and legacy of such remain a pronounced part of the fabric of America through persons who maintain such thought. The remnants and residue of such attitudes have become more and more evident and blatant, in my opinion, since…