Your Black History: Meet the Man that Martin Luther King Called His “Intellectual Father”
Great men usually come from great mentors. Dr. Martin Luther King was not an island during his extraordinary life. He had people around him who always encouraged him to do his best and to be his best. One of those men was Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays. Dr. Mays was the president of Morehouse College from 1940 [...]
This is a recent Facebook Post by respected scholar Ivory Toldson. Dr. Toldson took the time to share knowledge about General Garson (he was simply called “Garson). The story is inspirational on one front, but sad on the other. But this kind of information reminds all of us about the imperative quest for us to [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce: President Obama Lacks the Moral Authority to Give His Lopsided Speech at Morehouse
May 20, 2013 245 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week, President Barack Obama gave the commencement address to the young men at Morehouse College. I was happy to see the president speak to these men, for I’m sure they were inspired by his presence. The achievements of Barack Obama are nothing short of legendary and inspirational, he deserves to [...]
Continue reading …Republicans Pounce on Gosnell Trial by Doing Wide Review of Ab0rtion Clinics
May 18, 2013 3 Comments
Republican Marsha Blackburn, the U.S. Representative from Tennessee, has sent a letter to the various public health officials of the 50 states, from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, requiring information about abortion practices and clinics. The details that the Energy and Commerce Committee want include a list state licensing of abortion clinics and [...]
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Detroit, at least based on its image in national media, is a city in chaos. The economic turmoil of this once great city is showing itself in spiking violence and social stress that can’t be documented in demographic data. One recent example of the pain being felt in the city are the 13 shootings [...]
Continue reading …President Obama Being Hit with Yet Another Scandal: Is His Presidency in Jeopardy?
May 17, 2013 38 Comments
President Barack Obama is hitting what could be considered to be the most challenged part of his presidency. He has already been slammed in the media by three scandals: One accusing his administration of spying on the Associated press, another involving a cover-up on the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, and a third [...]
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week, a father-son duo are going to do something special and extraordinary: They are going to graduate from Morehouse College together. Dorian Joyner Sr. will march with his oldest son, Dorian Jr. fulfilling a promise he made to himself a very long time ago. Joyner Sr. started at Morehouse [...]
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President Barack Obama has his supporters, who’ve remained somewhat steadfast in backing him. But one major concern that has been coming from the left and the right are a series of civil liberties violations that appear to have occurred since the president came into office. The Obama White House has not been very transparent through [...]
Continue reading …Restaurant Owner May Be Charged with Covering Up a Crime in the Death of Malcolm Shabazz
May 16, 2013 35 Comments
The details from the night that Malcolm Shabazz died in Mexico city are quite gruesome. The men who killed Malcolm beat and punched him, hitting him with a stick and a bat for refusing to pay the massive bill that he was given by a bar tender. Prosecutor Rodolfo Rios says that two waiters [...]
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Nathaniel Dancy Jr. was with his father, out shopping for shoes for school. The little boy then endured the kind of nightmare that no child should have to experience. His father suffered a stroke and aneurysm while driving the car. His father got the car pulled over, but he was incapacitated at that point. The [...]
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