Wednesday, 15 May 2013 00:00

Written by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

The April jobs report has been hailed as good news by the nation’s newspapers. But a look under the numbers is more sobering. In Chicago and cities across the country, extreme poverty remains high, and the jobless still haunt our streets.

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 00:00

Written by Raynard Jackson

Last week, I had to make one of the most difficult announcements of my life—I told my family that I liked women, err, love women.  Not knowing how my mother would react, I was relieved when she looked at me and said, “Boy, I knew that all along.”

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:00

Written by Raynard Jackson

I was on “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” last week. This is a weekly TV show that deals with Black political issues, among other things. The roundtable discussion was very lively, but I was amazed at my fellow panelists’ response to something I said.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 00:00

Written by Lee A. Daniels

At first I wondered why I felt so powerful a sense of déjà vu last week when the Senate blocked gun control legislation drafted by a bipartisan group of Senators and supported by the Obama administration.

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 00:00

Written by James Clingman

As George Benson sang in “Moody’s Mood”, “There I go, there I go, there I go…” making up words again. I couldn’t resist this one in light of our penchant to choose sides when it comes to economics versus politics. It seems we cannot understand, nor act upon, the fact that by combining the two disciplines and leveraging the resulting power from such a sensible strategy we could build a stronger base and finally put an end to being ignored and taken for granted.