by Andrew M. Manis | Jan 14, 2002 | Opinion
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday affords Americans a built-in opportunity to revisit the issue of racial justice. It is also a window through which we may re-view the lives of others who, like King, pushed America toward becoming a “beloved community” of...
by Mel Hawkins | Jan 14, 2002 | Opinion
To tell the story of the American Civil Rights Movement is to tell, largely, an African-American story. The movement originated in the African-American community, the leadership of the movement was overwhelmingly African-American and most of the foot-soldiers were...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 14, 2002 | Opinion
On Jan. 2, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a “mass meeting” at Brown Chapel in Selma, Ala. This meeting kicked off the involvement of King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Selma’s voting rights campaign. King had already...
by Barry Howard | Jan 10, 2002 | Opinion
Recently, while attending a major sporting event, I noticed a peculiar sign near the gate as I gave my ticket to the gate attendant. In bold black letters the sign read, “Absolutely No Re-entry.” In other words, if you come out, don’t expect to get...
by Kathleen Kern | Jan 8, 2002 | Opinion
“If you harbor a terrorist, you are a terrorist.” –George W. Bush, Oct. 26, 2001 Carla and Ron Bluntschli stayed on in Haiti after their Mennonite Central Committee term ended in 1993. After the military ousted Haiti’s democratically elected...
by Ray Furr | Jan 4, 2002 | Opinion
Obesity claims more than 300,000 lives a year and according to Surgeon General David Satcher could surpass smoking as the nation’s No. 1 preventable health problem. Obesity claims more than 300,000 lives a year and according to Surgeon General David Satcher...
