The Bible says that “a child shall lead them” and that’s just what 13-year-old Jada Williams did,writing an essay on Frederick Douglass for a contest. Her very astute analysis describing modern-day classroom practices of “packing 30-40 students into a crowded classroom, and having mostly white teachers give them packets and pamphlets to complete that they don’t […]

Although the murder mystery of who killed Monroe, N.C. honors student Phylicia Barnes remains unsolved, the pretty little girl’s case appears to be re-writing the State of Maryland’s code for missing and exploited children. State Delegates are now lobbying to pass Bill 1120 dubbed “Phylicia’s Law”, an effort to re-script the manner in which State […]

The Social Media “Buzz’ that was sparked by the murder of Monroe, North Carolina honors teen Phylicia Barnes appear to have lost it’s steam. Many say the lack of interest in recent months is directly related to what the public views as an easy case, and a crime that should have been solved by now. […]

It should be stated that my intentions are not to overshadow the life and memory of the late Songstress Whitney Houston, but rather an effort on my part to understand the events that were allowed to occur at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. This incident creates a hell of a stigmatization upon […]

 A Black History Month Series Nearly 50 years ago little children were preparing for Sunday school Class when tragedy struck a blow to the very core of God fearing people. The bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama rocked the consciousness of our entire nation, established a new low in cowardness, and took the lives […]

Some People said that I would never make it. They said that I was undeserving of success and that there was no good within me. They said that I would never live to be 21 years old and that my life would come to a violent end one day. They said I was void on […]

Many African Americans are unaware of the story of Emmett Till and how his murder fueled what would eventually become the “Civil Rights Movement”. Till was a 14 year old from Chicago visiting family in Money, Mississippi. Many historians believe that the brutal murder of  Emmett is what motivated black people to began fighting for […]

By now many within the public have derived at their personal conclusions as to who they believe is responsible for the killing of Honors Teen Phylicia Barnes, and I believe the cops have also come to some degree of finality as well. The only problem is gathering enough information to convince a State’s Attorney to […]

A tragic story that began on February 4, 2011 has become even more saddening as the New Braunsfel, Texas Police Department issued a statement saying that, “their child is probably deceased”. This late breaking news is disturbing because authorities have not made an arrest in the case nor offered an explanation as to why they believe […]

  As February 4th approaches there is sadly still no clues in the disappearance of 18 month old Joshua Davis who mysteriously went missing from his New Braunfels, Texas home , where he lived with his mom, and strangely with 9 adults present when the small tot simply vanished into thin air. The child’s disappearance […]