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Washington, D.C.—United States officials have indicated a “specific, credible but unconfirmed” threat against the United States on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security and the C.I.A. have stated that at least three individuals have entered the United States within 24 hours with the intent to execute a terrorist attack on New York [...]

(July 22, 2011 – Photo by Pool/Getty Images North America) The political buzz on HBCU campuses around the country has been what to make of President Obama’s efforts to create more jobs. This will indefinitely become the most critical issue heading into Election 2012. We all know that the President of the United States has to attend to hundreds of [...]

What a day to be in D.C. The enormous crowd, the warm sunny day, the energy—everything was perfect when I visited the MLK Memorial on Tuesday and indeed it was a memorable experience, for more reasons other than the first African American being memorialized on the National Mall. It’s not everyday that one gets to see history for the first [...]

In the past two weeks, I have been writing about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in anticipation of the unveiling of the MLK monument on the Washington Mall on August 28th. The MLK Memorial is significant for numerous reasons, but two reasons in particular stick out to me. 1.) The MLK Memorial is the first memorial of an [...]

“With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A mountain is a colossal formation of rock that was created years before man’s memory, a testament to the Great Architect’s everlasting mastery. It is permanent, it is incredibly hard to overcome, and it is [...]

“Discrimination is a hell-hound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives.”—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement and stood behind the belief that nonviolence was the method as to which African Americans and all people facing discrimination would obtain equality and freedom. He [...]

On July 25th 2011, football fans who had been left in limbo since March had begun rejoicing on blogs and in barbershops all across America. It had been exactly 132 days since the owners and the NFLPA began negotiating on ways to end the lockout of their league and resume operations of America’s favorite and most profitable major league sports [...]