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An Open Letter to Those Who Still Believe in the NAACP
On Aug. 3, 1994, syndicated columnist Carl Rowan (pdf) published the first of four blistering columns on the NAACP. It began: “It is sickening to watch the death of the NAACP, a once-proud organization now being strangled by two incredibly arrogant leaders.” The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at that time was…
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How to Stop the Killing of All Our Children
Earlier this week I found myself on a flight to Atlanta so that I could stand in solidarity, as a father, with the parents of a murdered son. Like the few hundred others who gathered outside the Georgia state Capitol on a chilly Wednesday morning, I believed that I was seeking justice for the yet-to-be-explained…
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Black Olympians: Winning on the Road Less Traveled
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Jeff Johnson says that some of the most interesting London 2012 stories are about “brothers and sisters in sports that traditionally don’t see us going for the gold.” The 2012 London Olympics are well underway and if you have not had or taken the time to watch any of the hours of coverage being…
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Why Do We Mourn Aurora but Ignore Chicago?
In piece for BlackAmericaWeb, Jeff Johnson questions why America creates a “national pause” for certain types of tragic loss but not for others. This weekend the country was once again forced to deal with the kind of violence normally reserved for the screens of a motion picture tragedy. James E. Holmes walked into a movie…
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Raise Hell About Chicago Violence
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Jeff Johnson writes that retweeting the city’s murder numbers isn’t enough — we must get angry and active and address the issues fueling the tragic loss of life. Why is there no national outrage about what is taking place in Chicago? And I am not talking about national dialogue … talk. We retweet the…
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Good Fathers Don't Get Enough Shine
In a piece for Black America Web, Jeff Johnson says that when we talk too much about dads who aren’t there, those who deserve praise get ignored. And he’s taking the first step to fix that. There are so many great fathers out there that seldom get the shine because we are so busy talking…
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The Case Against Selfish Co-Parenting
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Jeff Johnson uses Halle Barry’s custody battle to start a conversation about co-parenting — or finding ways for separated or divorced parents to cooperatively raise the children they’ve brought into the world. I know that many of you heard the story yesterday about the custody battle between Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry for their…
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Young, Black and in Decline in the Obama Age?
As the country braces for a bruising general election fight between John McCain and Barack Obama, I can’t help but wonder whether young black voters are going to matter at all. Four years ago, you couldn’t even think about the presidential election without having someone toss you a “VOTE OR DIE” T-shirt or tell you…
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