Ovide Duncantell’s Dream: Attorney Ben & Wife, Saundra Hall Paid $64,000 for the MLK Statue
Ovide Duncantell was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on August 7, 1936. Once he graduated from high school in 1955, he went into the U.S. Air Force. Duncantell was honorably discharged from service in 1959.
Abusing Versus Disciplining Your Child
The recent controversy surrounding NFL football star Adrian Peterson has sparked a serious discussion and debate on how far can a parent go in disciplining their child. Many feel this is nothing new, while others feel this has brought a necessary conversation to the forefront.
A Salute to Young Champions: Celebrating the Accomplishments of Sports
Although it’s not the only city with violence, the street conflict in Chicago has dominated mainstream media news cycles the past few years. One would think that there is nothing good to report on about young people out of the Wind City or any city throughout the country.
Reginald Gordon of Operation Outreach OG1: Refuses to Give Up on Black Youth
Reginald Gordon is very familiar with getting caught up in the American prison system at a young age. He served 19 years and 9 months behind bars.People usually write off Black men who get a criminal record, the country is unforgiving even after they “pay their debt to society”, and most of them are expected to return to jail upon release.
Why We Can’t Forget About the Abuse, Dehumanization of and Violence Against Black Women & Girls
People are right to protest when something is unjustly done, but what about when something like this happens to a Black woman or girl? Do people exert the same amount of outcry and mobilization when a woman encounters the same killing, brutality, and injustices that their male counterparts face?
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Power of Protest Still The Strongest Voice of the Masses
Civil Disobedience is the refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government.It becomes the only alternative – the only voice – the only way to get the attention of a government dull of hearing and indifferent to the issues, concerns and complaints of its citizenry.
Dr. Edith Irby Jones: “All I Wanted Was to Help My Fellow Man”
She was a just a little girl growing up in Hot Springs, Arkansas at a time before our nation evolved from the era of open racism, discrimination and Separate but Equal.She learned early what it took to overcome odds and barriers to prove that no only were Blacks competent and capable learners, but also women could stand the rigorous test of academic challenges to rise above.
The Great Education Debate: DISD Presses Forward Despite Great Education Debate
The fate of Home Rule in Dallas Independent School District remains up in the air as the commission attempts to hammer out a proposed plan it feels the public will support.Meanwhile, DISD officials are moving forward in preps for the 2014-2015 school year.
The Great Education Debate: Could Debate Create Education Tsunami in Houston?
The great education debate in Houston Independent School District (HISD) is a long-standing argument about what is best course in educating children.The discussion has taken two tracks with the HISD Superintendent Dr. Terry Grier and the HISD Board on one side and Community leaders and activists on the other side.
James Edward “Deek” Roberts: 100 Years of Black History & Wisdom
After 100 years on the earth, James Edward “Deek” Roberts wants generations now and to come to understand what it means to live a healthy and fulfilling life.His life began in 1914, born to Mr. James and Sarah Roberts in Hempstead, Texas.
