By: Fred Smith Everywhere we turn, we’re being sold some- thing. A new phone, new shoes, a car we can’t af- ford—but somehow feel like...
By: Roy Douglas Malonson It was more than just music—it was a cultural moment. As Kendrick Lamar and Drake, two of the most powerful and...
On any given Sunday, you’ll find churches packed with faithful Black believers—sing- ing, shouting, and sowing. But outside those church walls, many of those same...
Prairie View is a small city in Waller County, northwest of Houston. The population of Prairie View is less than 9,000. Eighty-five percent (85%) of...
In 2025, the fight for voting rights has evolved—but make no mistake, the enemy looks familiar. What used to come with fire hoses, poll taxes,...
By: Fred Smith It’s time we had an honest conversation. A lot of the brands we obsess over—whether it’s that luxury handbag we saved up...
They didn’t march into our neighborhoods with batons or barking dogs. They didn’t shut down polling places or burn ballots. No, this time they came...
Character matters, because character is about values and lifestyles. More importantly, values inform and delineate institutional structures. Hence, if an individual has Godly character, he/she...
Let’s be real: Black America has over $1.8 trillion in buy- ing power — more than most countries. But if that’s true, why are we...
