Editorials
Forgiving the Forgetful
By Brandon Brown Almost everyone has been there. Days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months. Eventually, failure to return one borrowed book from a library means that resource is no longer available to […]
Editorials
Commentary
Spiritually Speaking Do You Love You?
By James A. Washington Publisher, Dallas Weekly Newspaper The road to spiritual salvation is sometimes so obvious, so apparent that we just miss it. Like most of Jesus’ message, it doesn’t seem possible that by […]
Black Experience
All Colored Girls will Remember You
Data Staff Report The pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of October 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland. She was best known for her much celebrated Obie Award-winning […]
Editorials
Spiritually Speaking: Being a Good ‘Steward’ Requires Action
By James A. Washington My word for today is “Steward” or “Stewardship.” I haven’t found this very important word in the bible yet, but I have heard many a pastor preach on it. From the […]
Commentary
Making the Case for Voting Yes on Amendment 2 (Non-Unanimous Jury Law) on November 6
Angela A. Allen-Bell On November 6, 2018, we will decide the most important Criminal Justice Issue of our lifetime. This is because of the multitudes of people effected by Louisiana’s Non-Unanimous Jury Law, either directly […]
Commentary
President Laughingstock
By Julianne Malveaux Our 45th President rushed back from his United Nations meeting in New York to watch the hearing of his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, and his accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Reportedly, […]
Commentary
Vote 2018 – America is on the Ballot
By Jeffrey L . Boney The 2018 midterm elections are nearly upon us. The United States of America, in 2018, is at a major crossroads and there is too much at stake to simply ignore […]
Editorials
Spiritually Speaking…
By James A. Washington It’s been some time ago, but I again heard one of the most powerful sayings a friend of mine once said, right before he was about to be installed as the […]
Editorials
Urban Revitalization Is Also Social Justice
By Tyler Lewis Low-income neighborhoods are often the sites of dumping and waste, and experts continue to debate how communities fix this or not preserve themselves at all. Attempts at urban revitalization are often seen […]
Commentary
Are You the Devil’s Wannabe Trophy?
By James Washington Every now and then I tend to focus on good and evil and its impact on my life. In doing so, the devil inevitably comes up. I have difficulty in coming to […]