1950s, 1960s, 1970S, 1980s, Affirmative Action, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, African Slave Trade, American education, Betrayal, Black boys, Black men, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, Black women, Black Youth, Church, City Life, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Civil War, CONGRESS, Control, Corporate America, Counter Culture, Diaspora, Disintegration of the family, Eleanor Roosevelt, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Freedom, GOP, Greed, Hard Work, Hatred, HISTORIC MONUMENTS, Hunger, Incarceration, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Jail, Justice, Ku Klux Klan, MURDER, New York City, OBAMA, Old Age, Panthers, People of color, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Prison, Race Relations, Relationships, Religion, Rythm & Blues, School children, Scuffling, Slave labor, Social Activism, Stop and Frisk Laws, Street Life, Supreme Court, Teenagers, Teens, Terrorism, The Blues, The Family, Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Uncategorized, Uran blight, Urban growth, Urban Life, Viet Nam, Viet Nam War, War, Welfare

RACE FOR EQUALITY

Today I invite you to view my video commentary on the issue of Racial Equality - or Inequality - in our country. This video reviews America's dark and divided past, juxtaposed with our still dark and divided present - and the challenges facing us as we struggle to understand one another and heal this great… Continue reading RACE FOR EQUALITY

1950s, 1960s, aGING, American education, Art, Betrayal, Child labor, Church, City Life, Dance, Disintegration of the family, Drama, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Hard Work, Inner Strength, Juvenile delinquent, Love, Motivation, New York City, Old Age, Optimism, Positive Thinking, Reform school, Relationships, Religion, School children, Separation, Teenagers, Teens, Uncategorized

SISTER JEAN

SISTER JEAN © PJ Hayward New York, 2016 Revised from first publication © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 and 2013 by Hold On Publications In my youth I was one of those kids some people referred to as "A Handful". Others called me "Out of control", "Just plain bad", "Juvenile delinquent" etc.  My father, who… Continue reading SISTER JEAN

American education, Betrayal, Control, Corporate America, Freedom, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Media, Motivation, Negative thinking, Poetry, Politics, Positive Thinking, Relationships, Religion, School children, Social Activism, Spiritualism, Teenagers, Teens, The Family, Uncategorized, Urban growth, Urban Life, Urban progress

THE NUMBER

It is with tremendous pride I introduce to you today, a new and important contributor to our YOUNG AUTHORS section. At only 15 years old, Aaron Tabor is a young man with such vision, clarity and understanding of Human Nature and our precarious role as Humans in the Universe, that I know you will enjoy this… Continue reading THE NUMBER

Accra, Africa, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, Black boys, Black men, Black Youth, British Colonialism, British Rule, Child labor, Control, Corporate America, Elders, Entrepreneurship, Family, Family Unit, Farming, Finance, Fishing, Fishing industry, Ghana, Hard Work, Hunger, Oil, OIl companies, School children, Street vendors, Teenagers, The Family, Uncategorized, Village life, West Africa

POPCORN, PLAINTAIN, SORREL, ORANGES, LIMES

FROM GHANA from the desk of our Editor-in-Chief, Bernard W. Saunders: An in-depth commentary on Ghana today. Popcorn, Plantain, Sorrel, Oranges, Limes © Bernard W. Saunders 12/15/13 Iture-Elmina Ghana Ghana is a nation with a noble and ancient history. Blessed with mineral wealth: gold, rubber, industrial diamonds, silver bauxite, manganese, timber and hydro power. The… Continue reading POPCORN, PLAINTAIN, SORREL, ORANGES, LIMES