Commentary | Where Do We Go From Here?

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Rev. Clenard H. Childress, Jr.

Where do we go from here?

This is probably the most asked question presently in America since the end of the Civil War, but I am wondering: who is asking it more? Due to the historical implications and the political climate throughout the world, the Global spotlight is clearly on the United States. The world wants to see how Barack Obama will navigate the tumultuous course ahead of him. In his Election Night Acceptance Speech he references Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous and prophetic speech, "I’ve been to the mountain top." Barack Obama said, "We may not get there in one year or four years." It was at that point there seemed to be a degree of uncertainty and this is totally understandable when one considers the state of economic and social affairs of our country and global unrest. I would personally encourage and insist the nation ask another question along with the previous inquiry: ‘where do we go from here and what will it look like when we get there?’

A Word About Prayer for Parents and Children Alike

VIEWS FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT
A Word About Prayer for Parents and Children Alike
by Alvin C. Romer

As a parent, what are you doing for prayer to remain a staple in your household? For you young folk, are you allowing God to be your Savior through prayer? These are questions that need to be answered. I’m more than a little dismayed as I observe the younger generation in their lack of discipline, especially as it pertain to spiritual value and moral turpitude. I see that there are not enough prayers being elicited from them in this period of need.

The Long Journey: Risk and Reward

THE LONG JOURNEY: RISK AND REWARD
By Maida Odom

When I was in graduate school I wrote extensively about slave narratives — documented oral histories of enslaved Africans — mostly recorded post-emancipation. One paper dealt with how people found out they were free. Without access to even that era’s mass media — newspapers, pamphlets, leaflets and the telegraph — many people labored on, remaining the chattel of particularly unscrupulous owners.

Irreverence: The US Penal System vs. the African American

Irreverence: The US Penal System vs. the African American by H. Lewis Smith

In 1991, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Mark A. MacPhail, a Savannah police officer. On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the Supreme Court rejected appeals for the condemned Georgia Department of Corrections 40-year-old inmate. The execution date was hastily reset for October 27, 2008.

GRAMMY® Award Winners Come Together on Healing Song for the Nation

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – On the heels of this year’s epic general election, four of the biggest voices in country, pop, and gospel music are reaching across the aisle and coming together for an unprecedented single aimed at fostering unity across partisan, social, ethnic, and economic divides, setting a tone of harmony and togetherness for the new presidency and the country’s immediate future.