By Shedrick Byrd As I read and listen to the media about the increased gun violence in Norfolk it makes me reflect to my teenage days....

By George Reed In the Virginian Pilot’s Sunday February 28, 2016 Sunday “Other Views” section, Republican S. Chris Jones, Virginia 76th District (Chesapeake and Suffolk) praised...
By Sean C. Bowers True leadership beckons one to follow because of its inclusiveness, not because one shuts already open doors in exclusionary fashion to potential...

By George F. Reed African-Americans should Vote to Continue President Barrack Obama Initiatives by electing Democrats to Congress and by electing Hillary R. Clinton to the...
By Shedrick Byrd Are we reverting back to the 1960’s when Black families moved into white neighborhoods and whites fled, taking the economic and political resources...
By John L. Horton In the past several days, Stacey Dash ( movie and television, “Clueless,” and Fox News Channel personality) and several other “celebrity” types...

NOTE: These comments were presented for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presbyterian Black Caucus Celebratory Service 17 Jan. 2016. Covenant Presbyterian Church, Norfolk, Va....
By John L. Horton Again, it is time to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, who would have been 87 on January 15. Since his...
By Imam Vernon M. Fareed After looking at the definitions of terrorism used by the various U.S. departments and agencies one thing is very clear, “they...
By John L. Horton The media is reporting that “No Child Left Behind,” is being sharply scaled back. The House voted on December 2 to...