YOU! HAVE THE POWER  | Black America Must Share the Voting Vibe

BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN As we move through life, our actions — and inactions — create results. Those results shape our everyday experiences, whether we realize it, acknowledge it, or choose to ignore it. Think about the many vibes you share with others and how they can inspire laughter, spark memories, encourage reflection, motivate […]

Causes of Democracy’s Likely Demise

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Democracy in America is on life support. The reason: a catastrophic failure of the four pillars upon which it rests. The pillars are the legislative, charged with lawmaking; the executive, responsible for implementation of the laws; the judiciary, required to interpret the laws; and the media, which — at its best — […]

Part III: Race In America, Where We At?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Back in March, I wrote Part One to identify why race was such an intractable issue. Part Two covered the digital town hall of my Facebook friend list, as its members expounded on issues of race in America’s past and present.  Now: let’s talk about today’s racial climate and our future prospects.  […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER  | The new battle over Black political power

BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN YOU  Black political power has never been a gift in this country—it has always been a fight. A fight to be counted. A fight to be heard. A fight to be seen as fully human in systems that were not built with us in mind. From the genesis of the […]

Part II: Race In America, Where We At?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET To gain greater appreciation of how my Facebook friends see the state of race in America, I asked them to respond to a question: “Which will prevail in America: Whiteness or Rightness?”  One of the five most principled friends I have, Bill Campagna, noted, “Many Americans of all races are afraid of […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER  | Believe It And Seize It: Unlocking Your Own Potential

BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN Divine power manifests from God to us through prayer, through a message, or even through a quiet revelation.  We are living in troubling times. While this is not the first season of uncertainty our world has faced, trouble has a way of slipping quietly into our lives. Often, we don’t […]

Part I: Race In America, Where We At?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET With this column and two more to follow, I will attempt to frame America’s major unresolved issue of race.  The Civil War was to have ended the debate over what should be our nation’s path forward on matters of race. However, efforts by Presidents Johnson and Hayes, as well as a spate […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER  | 2026: People, Get Ready!

BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN We made it.  The questions of where we made it to, when we arrived, why we are here — and even why not — all rushed front and center the moment the bell rang, ushering in 2026 one second after midnight.  What does the future hold for African-Americans and all […]

Failed State: America’s Future?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET American citizens’ non-vigilance has placed our nation’s future as a functioning democracy in clear and present danger! Our failure to heed the quote popularized by Thomas Jefferson, “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance,” is the root cause of our dire condition in America in the second month of 2026.  Up until […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER  | Happy New Year … or is it?

BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN We made it.  The questions of where we made it to, when we arrived, why we are here — and even why not — all rushed front and center the moment the bell rang, ushering in 2026 one second after midnight.  Whatever occupied our hearts and minds in that sacred […]

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