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By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Last Wednesday, on April 4, the nation of the United States of America marked 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine ...

By Yvonne Sam Political and Social Commentator When an individual, or a people, suffer a great wrongdoing that involved severe degrees of pain and anguish, they tend to understand the suffering of others. It is easy to identify and unite ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator The reaction to the students of Stoneman Douglas High School has revealed the truth about how the trauma of certain groups are perceived and received. Emanating from the February 14, tragedy at Marjory ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Social and Political Commentator The 2018 Theme for International Women’s Day is #PressforProgress. It is a call to address in order to reap success. There is no need to have a party once a year, every ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Education must not be shunned in any gun control conversation. Deeper questions must be asked regarding why the shootings are happening in schools. Oh say can you see the frightening statistics from which ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905-06) Regardless of how new and unique something may seem to be, it carries with ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Although Black History Month is just four weeks out of 52, teaching the young generation about Black history is a full-time, year-round job. The true story should be told beyond Black History Month. ...

By Elizabeth G. Ferris Guest Writer WASHINGTON DC, January 30. 2018 (IPS) — It is unlikely that US President Donald J. Trump will reverse his policies toward refugees in his State of the Union address tonight. Despite his expected silence ...

By Yvonne Sam Social Columnist Many still hold the genuine belief that traditional manhood is lethal, but is masculinity the true problem? Or is the label “sex addiction” a social construct that will eventually destruct? The recent tsunami of sex ...

By Yvonne Sam Social & Political Commentator Did Anita Hill’s testimony really pave the way for a watershed moment on sexual harassment? Was America’s consciousness level, regarding sexual harassment, raised? Were there other African and African American trailblazers on the ...