William “Bill” Thomas Barnes An Educator, Statesman, Mentor, Friend Today, we bid fare-de-well to our friend and mentor, William “Bill” Thomas Barnes. My grandmother called him Junior Barnes. The year I started first grade, Barnes graduated from Morehouse College. By happenstance, Barnes became the first male teacher in an elementary…

The Supreme Court Gutted Affirmative Action It seemed like yesterday when news broke that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee. An enormous sense of dread settled in the pit of my stomach that evening as the reality that the King of dreams was…

Contrary to the Jackson State Myth A myth is circulating on social media that Jackson State University is the first HBCU baseball program to qualify for the NCAA Regional Baseball Tournament. Jackson State’s claim is a fallacy. …

At Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Back in the days when Jim Crow and de facto segregation ruled the land, a baby named Maynard Eaton was born. He grew into manhood reading newspapers on his morning paper route. He played football and baseball. …

Dr. King Led SCLC, Not the NAACP Recently, Senator Ted Cruz (Republican), Texas decided to chime in on the travel advisory issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He did so in a tweet that read in part: “This is bizarre. And utterly dishonest. In…

For the Second Year in The Alabama State University Hornets are poised to repeat as SWAC baseball champions and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Playoffs. The East Alabama school rolls into the 2023 Southwest Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament as the number one seed from the Eastern Division…

On Multiple Counts In New York Indictment Extra, Extra, Extra, read all about it! Donald John Trump, the twice impeached former President of the United States of America, is charged in a multiple-count New York indictment. Charges against Trump are the first for a former American President. In 1975, while…

In Schools, Churches, Grocery Stores, and Neighborhood Drive-by Shootings I’ve not written a great deal lately. …

But Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for that to Happen I have tried to keep out of the media hysteria surrounding Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kyrie Irving. …