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Friends and neighbors the statistics are worrisome. It is enough to make you wonder if all that money spent on diversity and inclusion was well spent. The number of charges alleging age-based discrimination reached the second-highest level ever last year.
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The Allen Iverson story: ‘I am who I am’
Allen Iverson and I grew up in different generations, on opposite sides of town. Yet since 1996, when he was drafted and began his sweet-and-sour relationship with Philadelphia, I’ve been a tireless defender of the rap-loving, NBA all-star who once said, “Hey, I am who I am. You can’t change that.”
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A doggone lesson for all ages
We can’t stop bad things from happening, but we can learn to respond to them as a loving family, community or city.
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College students turn a bad night out into a brighter future
Six African-American students on a trip to Chicago found themselves in a whopper of a cultural collision recently. The seniors from prestigious Washington University in St. Louis were barred entry into Original Mother’s, an exclusive gold coast nightclub.
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Let’s get very uncomfortable with one another, shall we?
The white man – a local beauty school operator – was shocked when I, an African-American reporter, showed up at his office. He was taken aback, but the injustice he had called me to discuss bothered him more than my skin color.
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Should religious groups be asked to deal with the behavior of their flocks?
Visit the Web site of North Phoenix Baptist Church and you will get a welcoming message that is warm and gooey, like a taste of honey.
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Going along to get along keeps us from learning from mistakes
Lots of Americans desperately want us to stop talking about race. That’s not surprising when you consider the tens of millions of horrible conversations we’ve had so far on this topic.
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The vote battle – are we losing or winning?
As Barack Obama campaigned for a job in the White House, many African Americans across the country were finding it harder to register to vote.
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Justice often elusive when it comes to violence against women and girls
Last month, Shelby County District Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons announced with public fanfare that a Memphis man pleaded guilty as charged to sexually assaulting and robbing a woman inside her home near Chickasaw Gardens in 2007.
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Sexual assault victims deserve a local team that pulls together
Two hospitals serve the vast majority of sexual assault victims in Philadelphia, the nation’s sixth largest city. Hospital officials say a severe shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), however, at times may compromise their ability to provide clients with timely exams.
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