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Civil Rights Leader Mattie Jones: 'You Have To Set Yourself Free' Apr. 04, 2025
Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.S. congressman... Read More
The Vietnam Era Never Ended for Biden's Party May. 06, 2024
"This may be Biden's Vietnam." Bernie Sanders' warning couldn't be starker. The campus protests that... Read More
No, Demonstrations Today Not Like the 1960s May. 01, 2024
The current demonstrations on college campuses against Israel remind some of the unrest on college c... Read More
When Private Enterprise Fails, Public Enterprise Must Step Up Jan. 17, 2024
In cities all across America, an infiltration of wealthy investors, developers and bankers is drivin... Read More
Texas, It Almost Had to Be You Nov. 08, 2023
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November's time, one century apart. President Abr... Read More
Church Rising, State Falling in Washington Sep. 27, 2023
An autumnal sky hung over the Capitol Monday afternoon. It was Yom Kippur, the day to atone, which s... Read More
'Ain't Rabbit No More': New Biography Highlights Dr. King's Enduring Legacy Sep. 05, 2023
On Aug. 26, a 21-year-old White racist left his Florida home, bringing with him his swastika-festoon... Read More
The March One August Day Still Goes On Aug. 23, 2023
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a new day — on Aug. 28, 1963. That day brough... Read More
Reflections for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 16, 2023
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy this excerpt fro... Read More
The Richard Nixon His Loyalists Knew Feb. 15, 2022
Whenever America is polarized, as it is today, people go back in memory and history to recall other ... Read More
Honoring MLK Jan. 17, 2022
Dear Readers: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! In honor of this great man, I have attached some of ... Read More
MLK's Legacy Teaches Us Self-Sacrifice Is Necessary for the Unity of All Jan. 14, 2022
If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, If I can show ... Read More
Dusting off Dr. King's Great Message Jan. 12, 2022
We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January — this year, Jan. 1... Read More
Rep. Waters Pulls a Trump in Calling for Confrontation by Minnesota Protesters Apr. 20, 2021
Some who have rightly criticized the Republicans who incited the Jan. 6 rioters at the U.S. Capitol ... Read More
Some Final Thoughts on Reparations Mar. 11, 2021
How would reparations be funded? Conservative writer Michael Medved estimates that only 5% of white... Read More
The Case Against Reparations: Part 2 Mar. 04, 2021
With reparations, there is the issue of who pays. Do African countries owe reparations to Black Amer... Read More
The Case Against Reparations: Part 1 Feb. 25, 2021
Last week, I testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on the Constitutio... Read More
Honoring King's Legacy Jan. 18, 2021
Dear Readers: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy the below excerpt from one of the most ... Read More
John Lewis: Crossing the Bridge To Bend Arc of Justice Jul. 29, 2020
Washington — Rep. John Robert Lewis of Georgia was living proof that nonviolent resistance is ... Read More
John Lewis Helped Win the Civil Rights War; Why Are We Still Fighting It? Jul. 23, 2020
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, a top aide to Martin Luther King Jr., died last week. In 1965, Le... Read More
