The 2022 Mid-Term elections are upon us. It’s no understatement the direction of our country is at stake, and the party that controls the House and Senate largely depends on the American people. Where’s the enthusiasm? Well, the latest polls suggest that a blue or red wave is a toss up. But, if early voting […]
The shooting deaths of Anton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police has sparked outrage in the black community. The negative interactions between police and the Black Community has is once again in the headlines and part of a national discussion. And now that five Dallas Police officers were killed and seven injured […]
Reverend Lennox Yearwood and the Hip Hop Caucus are calling Congress to act immediately to reverse actions of the Supreme Court earlier this week. Specifically, Yearwood wants Congress to enacts a new statute which reactivates the essential preclearence provisions of the VRA that the Supreme Court effectively gutted. Says Yearwood of the decision: “The Supreme […]
On some positions cowardice asks the question is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question is it politic? Vanity asks the questions, is it popular? Conscience asks the question is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but […]
On some positions cowardice asks the question is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question is it politic? Vanity asks the…
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state of Michigan alone. So, let’s just say that there are 200,000 in each of the other 49 states. That number is really random and isn’t based in fact, but I […]
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state of…
The Hip Hop Caucus, a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that engages young people in urban communities in elections, policy making and community service projects led by Rev. Lennox Yearwood, is hosting two Speak Out events this week. The first event will be held tomorrow at Johnson C. Smith University at 7:30 pm. The second event […]
