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The Latino Challenge to Black America PDF Print E-mail
Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson   
Tuesday, 02 October 2007

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson
The Census Bureau made it official in 2002!  Latinos are now the top minority in the U.S. The news hit black America like a thunderbolt. Many blacks complained that they would be shoved even further to the economic and political margin among minorities in the country. The Census report also showed Latinos were widening their population growth gap on blacks.

But, it's not just the numbers. Latinos demand political and social issues no longer be framed solely in black and white. That presents another challenge to black America. At times that challenge has been intensified and conflicted by the wildly divergent agendas of African-Americans and Latinos on immigration, political empowerment, bilingual education, and jobs. These are complex and engaging issues.

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Who Stole My Body? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Beverly Mahone   
Monday, 09 April 2007

Beverly Mahone
Beverly Mahone
Most of you have read the scare-mail about the person whose kidneys were stolen while he was passed out---well, I want to let you know that I, too, have been the victim of a horrendous crime!" But I've also discovered I'm not the only one. There are literally thousands of women who are being ripped off daily. I've been searching frantically to find out Who Stole My Body?

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Raising Kids PDF Print E-mail
Written by Beverly Mahone   
Sunday, 01 April 2007
Beverly Mahone
Beverly Mahone
“I spent several years as a single parent after my divorce. I knew I had an important job to do in raising my daughter so I dug deep down and went back to the “old school” ways of discipline. It was the way I had been raised and I turned out OK so I figured if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it. I had to let my daughter know that although I loved and supported her, I wasn’t her friend and she was going to have live by rules as long as she lived in my house. I also wanted her to see, through me, that no matter what obstacles you may have to face, you can survive.”
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Writers Retreat PDF Print E-mail
Written by Pittershawn Palmer   
Sunday, 04 March 2007
Pittershawn Palmer
Pittershawn Palmer
Writers from all walks of life are trying to find the secret. They want to know, how do I become a great writer? How do I create a body of work that will be remembered long after I am gone? These writers ask the questions that many have asked through the ages. And still, there are others who do not long for immortality, but only for their words to be heard, and they never realize that in wanting that, they will inevitably create a permanent place for themselves in history.
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A Glimmer Of Hope For Africa PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ron Watkins   
Friday, 29 December 2006
Ron Watkins
Ron Watkins
During the 1950s, Liberia boasted the world’s second-fastest-growing economy. This was not surprising, given its abundance of natural resources – iron, ore, timber, diamonds, gold and tin – as well as rich vegetation. Today, after 14 years of civil war, Liberia is one of the poorest nations in the world, with no running water, electricity, decent public hospitals or schools. At least 85 per cent of the country’s three million-strong population are without jobs and most people are forced to live on less than $1 per day.
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