The first Africans upon the slave ships destined for the Americas sensed the coming of a great and lasting catastrophe. They had nothing that would protect and fortify them from the coming centuries of bondage and tyranny, so they sent out an exalting wail beseeching God’s mercy. God looked down on them and saw that they had nothing. They were naked and in chains. God in His singular wisdom took the very sound of their lament and turned it into their shield and their weapon, and today we call that sound music.
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Interview: Nicole Weaver, Author of ‘Not All Americans Are Racist’
"I wrote the essay for anyone who has been a victim of discrimination and especially for America’s youth."
Read More »White Youth Corps Against Bigotry
There need to be regiments of young white people coalescing into squadrons of anti-racism reformers to modernize and re-educate white racists.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Adopted Son’ by Dominic Peloso
A new form of civil rights movement, involving possible alien invasion, where love and peace or racism and war are the possible outcome.
Read More »50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Speech – Why the Dream Can No Longer Be Deferred
It is necessary and compelling that the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored on the 50th anniversary of his famous speech, but now we have to go about continuing the process.
Read More »Swiss Mess – Oprah Winfrey’s Incident Indicative of Bigger World Problems
Here we are in 2013, and racism keeps rearing its ugly head.
Read More »Movie Review: 42
A timely film, but not just because it's about baseball.
Read More »Book Review: Quest, Inc.: Can You Buy a New Life? by Justin Cohen
Is the Self-Help Industry really about getting better, or just a fancier form of snake oil?
Read More »Fresh-Squeezed: Florida Orange Juice Exposes Assault on White Middle Class
Negative stereotypes of race, class, and gender persist in the media.
Read More »TV Review: The Walking Dead – “What Lies Ahead”
The Walking Dead brings intense human drama and cruelty to children, and a few undead-related mysteries.
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