Jill Stein Brings Prez Bid to Atlanta
Members of the Georgia Green Party make arrangements for a visit by Presidential hopeful Jill Stein on June 30, 2016. From left to right, Jerome Taylor, Victor Love and Carrie Williams. Photo Credits: (c) 2016 Harold Michael Harvey ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CASCADE PRESS (CP) Over coffee, cheese eggs, biscuits and salmon patties, a group of political activists met in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia on a Saturday morning to plan ways to get Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for President,
Americain Noir ‘a Paris--the Socio-Cultural Lens of Artist Ealy Mays
Paris-based artist Ealy Mays is somewhat of a paradox….and I mean that in the most generous and loving way possible. In his latest retrospective collection presented at the Hammonds House Museum/AARL Satellite Gallery, viewers experienced the juxtaposition in the simplicity of Mays’ narrative presentation with the depth of his social and political commentary. Mays is an artist who knew without any reservation at an early age, as he put pen to paper and made a continuous scrib
SCLC HEADQUARTERS RE-NAMED
SCLC Names Its National Headquarters in Honor of Charles Steele, Jr Dozens gathered outside of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s international headquarters on historic Auburn Avenue in Atlanta Tuesday, June 21, for a dedication program renaming its building for current president and CEO Dr. Charles Steele Jr. The SCLC said in a statement that the headquarters was built in 2004 and cost $3.5 million, most of which was raised by Steele. In April, the SCLC board una
Remembering & Honoring Muhammad Ali
On Saturday I wrote to a friend who is a journalist here in Atlanta that "I've never felt more connected to a person that I'd never met, than Muhammad Ali". It would be remiss of me if I didn't add that this was like BILLIONS more around the world who also felt that connection. I loved and respected this Brother immensely. The first time I saw him in person was in 1963, my senior year of high school in Pittsburgh when my father took me and my brother to see him fight Charl
Black Leaders Say Reparations Is an Issue Whose Time Has Come
Press Advisory Black Leaders Say Reparations Is an Issue Whose Time Has Come June 10-11, Atlanta will be the focal point of the U.S. and global Reparations Movement as key leaders gather for a Benefit Reception and Area/Regional Hearing/Town Hall Meeting to discuss a Preliminary 10 Point Reparations Program devised by the recently formed National African American Reparations Commission. Among the proposals in the Program is a demand that the U.S. Government appropriate public
Black America Taking the lead for Justice Empowering other communities
Social change can be and usually is a slow grueling process. I am also always reminded of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. saying, in December 1956, after the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, that “the arc of the moral universe, although long, is bending toward justice.” Historically, in the United States, regarding the moral universe bending toward justice, invariably it is the courageous stance of the Black community that has taken the lead in social change toward justice
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THE RETURN OF ROOTS by Shelley Wynter
The Return of Roots Despite the exhortations of drug smoking, pimping, and gang banging Rapper Snoop Dogg, I watched Roots on memorial day and LOVED it. The historical accuracy was great and the little drops of information the writers and producers dropped in were fascinating and eye opening for those younger viewers. I disagree with Snoop, I believe all young people should watch this series especially if the next three episodes are anything like the first. Here is what I saw
