The members of the “Central Park Five” were coerced into confessing to a crime they did not commit and implicating each other as police detectives subjected them to lengthy interviews and interrogations. The painful true stories of five falsely accused young men, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise, has been brought to light in excruciatingly vivid detail by director Ava DuVernay. The group known as the Central Park Five would receive 6 to 13 years in prison. “When They See Us,” is DuVernay’s new mini-series, featured exclusively on Netflix, depicting the story of the Central Park Five. Her new film features the infamous 1989 case of five boys of co

Councilmember Mitchell J. Brown, Appropriating nearly $150 Million in Funding to Keep Seniors in their Homes [COLUMBUS, OH] Columbus continues its commitment to be a welcoming and inclusive city for all residents. Councilmember Mitchell J. Brown, chair of the Veterans and Senior Affairs committee sponsored ordinances 1331-2019 and 1332-2019 to authorize appropriations totaling $146,974,560 for various programs to help older adults age in place. “As folks age, it’s important to provide them opportunities to age in place, staying comfortable in homes they’ve lived in for years,” said Brown. “These programs exist to ensure a sustainable future for our seniors, and they are critical to the futur

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR EXCHANGE… THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR WAR!!! M

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR EXCHANGE… THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR WAR!!! M

I want to take this delightful opportunity to wish our God-sent President Donald J. Trump a belated special Happy Birthday, which was celebrated on June 14th. It is only with God’s heavenly intervention that we the people, elected you as the 45th President of the United States of America in that November to Remember landslide election in 2016. You have steadfastly kept your eye on the prize during this critical nuclear age, forging partnerships and alliances with our adversaries, instead of schisms and hostility. Thank you for having the conviction and fortitude to continue to fight on we the people, behalf. Thus you will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the greatest presidents in the his

De'Andre Hunter It seems like it was a long time ago, when the Cleveland Cavaliers were hoisting the NBA Championship in Oakland. Gosh it was just three years ago in 2016. The City and the region erupted with joy and hundreds of thousands clogged downtown Cleveland during that once in a lifetime parade. Hence Toronto we know how you feel. As the Cavaliers enter the NBA Draft on June 20, most of the remnants of that bygone title era are gone. Hanging by a thread is JR Smith and to greater degrees Tristan Thompson and the albatross Kevin Love. The Cavs went from four consecutive Eastern Conference Finals to the basement of the Eastern Conference last season, limping to a 19-63 record. LeBron J

Glenville native breaks industry norms The National Basketball Association just completed its championship and will conduct its draft of amateur players on June 20th, but these are mere sideshows to the vast underbelly of what transformed one of America’s most popular sports and its culture of business that has long been controlled by non African Americans. In a league where roughly 95 percent of its players are Black, there is only one African American owner. While many Blacks roam the sidelines as head coaches, an obscure number of Blacks are making decisions as General Managers. Furthermore the players donning uniforms of 30 NBA teams are being represented by individuals and or agents who

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 My fellow Americans, our lightning rod President Donald J. Trump, is giving us cau

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 The true definition for loyalty is God. Scripture tells us that even if we are fa

Democratic committee members have said they would press those members of Trump’s cabinet on their “budgets and allocations of personnel, data collection practices, and strategic plans” to address threats from white supremacists. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) House Democrats on Tuesday, June 4, grilled officials from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security during a hearing focusing on how the Trump administration is addressing the growing threat of violent white supremacist groups. The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing, titled “Confronting White Supremacy: Adequacy of the Federal Response,” reportedly is the latest effort by Democrats to spotlight ways

How Two Mayors Connected Environmental Sustainability and Social Equity On June 22, 1969, sparks from a passing train set fire to oil-soaked debris floating in the Cuyahoga River and set the river ablaze. The fire wasn’t the worst of the Cuyahoga River fires – it burned 13 times going back to 1868 – but it was the last. It ignited an environmental revolution in Cleveland and across the United States. The river fire in 1969 wasn’t the only issue that plagued Cleveland – at the time, the city faced social unrest due to racial discrimination in housing, deindustrialization, unemployment and declining neighborhoods. As the first African-American mayor of a major American city, Carl Stokes was al

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR EXCHANGE… THERE IS NO WINNER IN A NUCLEAR WAR!!! O

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 President Trump, opted for God and Country, we the people, the system can’t contro

He was portrayed by Hollywood’s top actor Denzel Washington in the 2007 hit film ‘American Gangster’ as one of the nation’s most notorious and affluent gangsters, but in the end Frank Lucas was mere shadow of the former and succumbed humble and modest. “Please learn from my mistakes,” he said. “Stay in school, finish high school and earn the highest degree in education that you can. This is the way to go in life.” Lucas, who infamously infiltrated the streets of Harlem and Newark with a deadly potent “Blue Magic” heroin during the 1960s and ’70s, is dead. Lucas died of natural causes on May 30th in Cedar Grove, N.J. He was 88. Lucas was loosely depicted in the film as a slick dressed and cra

“Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for the Civil Rights Movement through feeding those on the front lines of the struggle for human dignity,” Chase’s family said in a statement announcing her death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Blake Nelson Boyd, [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)] Known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Leah Chase carved out quite the niche in and around New Orleans for more than six decades. During that time, she fed individuals like Quincy Jones, Jesse Jackson, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, James Baldwin, Ray Charles, Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obam

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 Nothing is more fierce, more uncompromising than truth… my fellow Americans, and o

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith… President Donald Trump loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Action is what President Trump is giving to ‘We the People,’…he lives, loves and breathes loyalty. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 Nothing is more fierce, more uncompromising than truth… my fellow Americans, and o