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War is a serious matter, not a joking one or an “I don’t care one”. In recent weeks, we’ve witnessed men sitting around joking about war, a war in which hundreds of people have been killed. …

What spring hides

Today, the share of Americans who identify as environmentalists has fallen to 41 percent.

The Tuskegee Aviation Program

For many years we have heard about Tuskegee airmen. A few years ago, we had the opportunity to see the movie Red Tails.  We were delighted in the fact that they were Black as they performed …

My father, who is White, has said for years: when many White Americans hear the phrase “White privilege,” they respond by listing all the ways their lives have been hard.  But if you talk …

We are no longer in the 1950s and 60s, but in 2026, we find ourselves in the same basic fight for justice, human dignity and respect.

By Marc Morial, Esq. There are times in history when we are called to meet the moment. During the Civil Rights Movement, the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. dimmed …

There comes a point when euphemisms fail us. What ICE has done in Chicago and Minneapolis is not mere “overreach.” Agents did not make “missteps” or “tactical errors.” These are clear, …

American democracy is under siege across the board in different industries. Diversity is good for business and diversity is good for American democracy. Exclusive corporate policies and regulations erode democratic principles.

 Nearly six years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police inspired a nationwide reckoning on civil and human rights, history appears to be repeating itself with the fatal shooting of Minnesota nurse Alex Pretti by immigration enforcement agents.

What is happening in Minnesota should be the kind of wake-up call for Americans who still fail to recognize the truth about this administration and need to understand the grave situation we face as a nation.

When he signed the legislation that made the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a legal public holiday in 1983, President Ronald Reagan called the Civil Rights Movement a “just cause,” and said …

As 2026 unfolds, affordability, which emerged as a critical issue last year, will become a more pressing concern for most people in America.

White women and economically poor Whites in general are not always seen as being worthy of certain advantages by elitists, if it means negatively impacting a White male with influence.

Economic fragility has moved beyond the places segregation and redlining engineered it into. It is showing up on Main Streets. In small businesses. In kitchen-table conversations across this country.

A system this large, this expensive, and this unequal does not fail quietly. It fails in bodies, budgets and lives. And every time lawmakers walk away, Americans are left to pay more—for less.

The nativity story reminds us that even sacred lives can start under precarious roofs. It is a seasonal call not just to charity, but to justice.

All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk’

Just because people share the same color and ethnicity does not mean they share the same desire or concern to support one another. Ideally, the community needs to become a unified village where its members bond together when resisting any form of external oppression.

Traditionally, each meeting of the Group of Twenty, more commonly known as the G20, ends with the leader of the host country ceremonially handing the gavel to the leader of the next year’s host country.

Flexing our economic muscles

When we withhold our dollars, even for four days, the impact is real. Corporations measure every hour, every transaction, every data point.

Giving Thanks for Our Community

November is a season of gratitude — and here in Greensboro, we have many reasons to give thanks. Across our city, neighbors, volunteers, nonprofits and local businesses strive to make life better for others. This is the heartbeat of Greensboro: people looking out for one another.

The pace of manufacturing growth between 2022 and 2024 meant that this year we were supposed to create as many as 200,000 new manufacturing jobs and position America to seize the future of the global automobile industry.

After years of dedicated service on the City Council, including her current role as Mayor Pro Tem, Marikay Abuzuaiter has the proven commitment, collaborative spirit, and strategic vision needed to lead our city toward a future defined by true equity and sustainable growth.

Nearly 20 percent of Greensboro residents live in poverty. Many more earn just above the threshold for public assistance yet still can’t afford the basics. In Guilford County, a family of four needs close to $80,000 a year to cover housing, childcare, food, transportation, and healthcare. When wages don’t match costs, families are one flat tire or one sick day away from crisis.

Hypocrisy in holy robes

To preach that Gospel while excusing violence against the stranger is not fidelity — it’s hypocrisy in holy robes.

Who gains when the economy implodes?

The United States economy is cruising for a bruising.  Inflation keeps ticking up thanks to, among other things, rising inflation. The job market is not performing as expected, and …

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