Category Archives: Dr Eugene Stovall

Why Many Black Communities are Depressed

By Jay Thomas Willis, Senior Columnist The Mid-South Tribune ONLINE and the Black Information Highway We live in a depressed and stagnant economy, with a high rate of unemployment. Some say the economy is worse than it has been since … Continue reading

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“Forever Criminals”

By Sue Billings, Columnist The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway One would think that just because someone made a mistake in their immature stages of life would not constitute them being labeled a “forever criminal”.  This is a … Continue reading

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Killing of Trayvon Martin Highlights Open Season on Black Boys

By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher The Mid-South Tribune and theBlack Information Highway Unfortunately, there is a generation of African Americans who know absolutely nothing about the murder of 14-year-old Black teenager Emmett Till in August of 1955.   Emmett’s mother, Mrs. … Continue reading

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The History of Black History

By Vernon E. Ash     So that the contributions of African Americans would be properly represented and observed, the first observance of Negro History Week was spearheaded in 1926 by the “Father of  Black History,” Dr. Carter G. Woodson.             … Continue reading

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No ‘Diversity’ on Podiums after Iowa Caucuses; “Republicans Typically Claim that Race Doesn’t or Shouldn’t Matter…

By Raynard Jackson Tuesday (January 3, 2012) night the political world was all focused on the Iowa Caucuses.  Everyone was watching to see if Santorum would defeat Romney.  When all the votes were counted, Romney had won by a mere … Continue reading

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Democratic Blackness vs. Republican Blackness

By EZRAH AHARONE Ever since Republican Herman Cain, a self-described “Black conservative,” remarked that two-thirds of Black Democrats are “brainwashed,” the question of his “Blackness” has been contrasted with that of President Obama.  Beyond the resentment from brainwashing claims, this … Continue reading

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A Hand, Not Hand-outs

By Sue Billings Turning the economy around is the subjective focus that all are concerned about.  But how does it get done is the burden that one man can’t possibly achieve alone.  SinceAmericawas built on the backs of those that … Continue reading

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