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Kristen Johnson, a Black woman, entered the emergency room of a Houston hospital, writhing in pain and having difficulty breathing after undergoing an emergency C-section procedure following the bi… → Read More
A week ago, students and staff at John Knight Middle School in Dixon peacefully protested against racism and “otherness” in front of the school. Earlier this month, a seventh-grade boy at the schoo… → Read More
The justice system seems to be working properly in the case of the horrific death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. His story is devastating and disturbing for me. Nichols, the father of a 4-year-old an… → Read More
“If my great-grandfather picked cotton for 50 years, then he may deserve some money, but he’s dead and gone, and nobody owes me anything.” — Bayard Rustin, chief organizer, strategist, and so… → Read More
In 1967, during an interview with veteran NBC News correspondent Sander Vanocur at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was asked, “When you said, ‘I Have A D… → Read More
On Nov. 8, California voters are asked to vote on seven propositions. I have always said that if the government is smart enough to ask for our opinions, we should give them. Let’s look at a couple … → Read More
President Biden announced plans to provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation to Pell Grant recipients, along with a more manageable repayment plan for their remaining federal student debt if they … → Read More
While driving around in Vacaville a few weeks ago, I spotted the familiar face of a homeless man and immediately said, “Is that Mark?” Ironically, a recent article — “Vacaville man is blind, homele… → Read More
In an online interview last week, “Justice Delayed: A conversation about Carolyn Bryant,” Priscilla Sterling, cousin of Emmett Till, discussed an unserved warrant found in the basement of a Mississ… → Read More
Irrespective of political party affiliation, ethnicity, or any other defining characteristics, what’s important is that District 4 is represented by someone who will be a persistent and courageous … → Read More
The 2022 presidential “Proclamation on Black Music Appreciation Month” states: “Perhaps no music has had as profound and powerful an impact in shaping America’s musical score as Black music.” Absol… → Read More
The City of Vacaville recently announced a community policing forum scheduled for June 22 at the Will C. Wood High School’s Catwalk Theatre. The forum, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will focus on “commun… → Read More
Like most Americans, I share in the grief of the Uvalde, Texas, community after a shooting rampage at Robb Elementary School claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults. CNN reported that the i… → Read More
A week ago, I heard a political commentator say that a candidate’s unpopularity does not equate to popularity for another candidate. These candidates must still make their case why they aren’t the … → Read More
Recently, Jennifer Barton, Joe Joyce, Pete Sanchez, Chuck Timm, and Wanda Williams — all vying to fill the 3rd District seat on the Solano County Board of Supervisors — answered questions about a v… → Read More
In a recent New York Post article, “Why more Black women should consider marrying White men,” Ralph Richard Banks, a Black man, writes that prominent heterosexual African-American women would have … → Read More
In a 5-4 vote, California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations recently voted that eligibility will be determined based on “an individual being an African-American descendant of a chatte… → Read More
During March, we recognize Women’s History Month by paying tribute to women of different cultures, ethnicities, economic, and educational backgrounds, all achieving great things. And while we more … → Read More
If I had a loved one arrested and jailed for a serious crime in Russia, I would do everything possible to get my relative safely back into the United States — even if it meant summoning influential… → Read More
“Let the people see what I see.” — Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley, rejecting a closed casket for the funeral of her badly beaten and murdered son, Emmett Till, in 1955. Emmett Till was just 14 y… → Read More