Why 1964? That was the year the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson making it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their race, religion, sex, national origin, or the color of their skin. It also made segregation in public places illegal, enforced theContinue Reading
It’s confusing to understand what is happening. Are we witnessing more gun violence because it is being filmed, or are we experiencing more gun violence because people have become more violent? Whatever the answer, the solutions to dealing with the increased threat to Black people must be addressed. The ideaContinue Reading
On June 12 of this year, 31 members of a white supremacist group traveled from all over the US to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with the intent of wreaking chaos at the town’s Pride festival. Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said, “It is clear to us, based on the gearContinue Reading
You can see it everywhere. The new disrespect that blue-collar employees get from society. It started in the ‘70s and ‘80s when it was suggested that people of color get a college degree in order to improve their lives and income. Then, in the ’90, any positions that were blueContinue Reading
When Ty Smith was in high school, he experimented with working on cars in a program at Warrensville Heights High School. For his senior project, he was allowed to obtain a work-study anywhere he wanted. Being close to Tim Lally Chevrolet, he decided to ask the dealership if they wouldContinue Reading
SHAWN J. KINDLE, PH.D Shawn is a highly engaging, results-driven program/project professional with over 20yrs experience managing initiatives across public, private, and government sectors in the Continental U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, and Germany. He currently supports programs for PNC’s Enterprise Event Management & Physical Services, on sensitive engagements inclusive ofContinue Reading
Larry Doby got what shut-eye he could, as the bus carrying him and his Negro League teammates made its trek from Wilmington, Del., to Newark, NJ, in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 3, 1947. As Doby slept that night 75 years ago, he did not know about theContinue Reading
We all have a gift we’re given when we’re born. Some people honor that gift by pursuing the dream of working with their gift. Others develop a backup plan and fall short of their goals because of the backup plan. For Dunn Pearson, Jr., the goal of becoming an award-winningContinue Reading
Suicide is, without a doubt, one of the most confounding life traumas we can face. The majority of the time, a person’s suicide comes as a shocking surprise, and we’re left wondering what was going on in their lives that led them to that decision point. We also ask ourselvesContinue Reading
Anyone from Cleveland understands who our national representatives are; Lebron James, Arsenio Hall, Steve Harvey, Halle Berry, and a host of others. But most people do not know that James Pickens Jr., who plays Dr. Richard Weaver, on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, is a shining example of consistency in Hollywood. Pickens,Continue Reading
