By Sean C. Bowers My mother said I was kicking in her stomach as she was on her hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor, when...
By Shedrick Byrd In the local daily newspaper on October 7th an article was written by Eric Hartley about Norfolk City Councilwoman Angelia Williams Graves’ speech...
By Sean C. Bowers Some would have you believe that our national anthem is under attack. This flies in the face of reality. We all love...
By Shedrick Byrd Almost every time I leave home I see a homeless or mentally ill person displaying abnormal behaviors. They are on street corners, under...
By Sean C. Bowers The unwinding of political decency and respectful discourse started over a year ago with seventeen to twenty “right-out-of-their-minders, vying for the Republican...
By John L. Horton September 11 has been a “bittersweet” experience for me. In my 75 plus years, not much has affected me so deeply and...
By Shedrick Byrd Recently San Francisco’s Quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the playing of the National Anthem. There was a white media frenzy and...
By Sean C. Bowers The so-called greatest nation in the history of mankind, seems stuck in a perpetual racial re-mixed, retro-graded, degraded re-wind. Like cancer, it...
By John L. Horton Once in every lifetime comes an athletic phenomenon that we are privileged to watch…and celebrate. Now is such a time and place....
By John L. Horton For many disadvantaged citizens and other minorities, the upcoming general elections throughout the nation will have a special meaning and significance. These...