Steen Miles
The principals and staff of TheMaynardReport.com mourn the passing of our friend and notable colleague Steen Miles, who succumbed to lung cancer after a valiant and upbeat struggle against the dreaded disease. Steen's fighting spirit and spunk never waned. She left us too soon. Steen, this reporter's long-time friend and colleague, was only 70. What a tragic loss. What a good friend. What a talented "News Lady" who will be missed because of her fierce and courageous activism
Okeeba Jubalo: The Serengeti Lion
Okeeba Jubalo is a black entrepreneur, poet, publisher, creative director and artist whose art strives to make an undeniable statement. He is a “Serengeti lion” whose work is not what some may find elegant, but proves powerful and creative. On February 17th, Jubalo launched his impactful art show “The Dirty Dozen: Jim Crow Fantasies” in Atlanta at the Westside Cultural Arts Center. “Unfortunately, in this scene, you have zoo lions and that Serengeti lion and my work is that S
A Few Words In Selma w/Congressman Keith Ellison
Rep. Keith Ellison, the progressive Minnesota Democrat who just won his sixth term, was recently elected the Deputy Chairman of the Democrat National Committee. He should have won the fierce election for the top job, but was vigorously opposed, he says, by President Obama, Joe Biden and the Clinton's who all rallied around the eventual winner, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez. Perhaps it was because the 53-year-old Ellison, a Muslim, African American co-chair of the Congressi
