by Frank Lewis | Jan 17, 2017 | Opinion
The 2016 campaign season proved once again how clearly our nation divides herself along political lines. This year’s discourse among candidates felt less civil as debates degenerated into spectacle. Social media posts and public protests continue to illustrate...
by Dawn Hood-Patterson | Jan 17, 2017 | Opinion
I started a six-month hiatus from Facebook and other social media in July 2016. The animosity of the 2016 political campaigns and election were undeniable motivators for this social media fast. There was, however, one horrifying occurrence that ultimately caused me to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion
I grew up back in the days when many people seem to think America was “great.” It was a time of blatant and unadulterated racism, when it took the hard and dangerous work of activists like Martin Luther King, John Lewis, and other Civil Rights pioneers...
by Emmanuel McCall | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion
It is well known that Martin Luther King Jr. had a brilliant mind, especially about spiritual and theological matters. That influence was stimulated by his father, grandfather, uncles and the preachers of stature that he met – especially Benjamin E. Mays and...
by Colin Harris | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion
The national holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. is an appropriate recognition of his contribution on many levels to our national life. It is a profound reminder that the long struggle to overcome the consequences of slavery – and the racism...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 15, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Johnny Pesky, the late Boston Red Sox player and manager for whom Fenway Park’s right field foul (really, fair) pole is named, said he’d seen but one hitter who could get solid wood on the ball as well as his friend and teammate Ted Williams. That...
