Commentary

By Lawrence Ware, THE ROOT  The Clark Sisters and Fred Hammond are headed to the Las Vegas Strip as part of a new gospel music residency. And reading the coverage, you’d be forgiven if you thought ‘Da Lawd’ […]

A renewed proposal could alienate conservative-leaning independents who helped Alabama Republicans build one of the nation’s strongest political coalitions. by Angelo “Doc” Mancuso “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” I believe that’s […]

By Terri Sewell Across Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, communities are increasingly being asked to consider proposals for large-scale data centers, from Birmingham and Bessemer to Fairfield and Lowndes County. While residents of all these communities […]

By BPUSA Publishing The national conversation about Black economic progress has long been defined by access. We measure advancement through educational attainment, professional achievement, political representation, and civic participation, and rightly so. Each represents a […]

by Dr. Stacey Patton, an award-winning journalist and author of “Spare The Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America” and the forthcoming “Strung Up: The Lynching of Black Children In Jim Crow America.”  Can you […]

By Roy S. Johnson Do no harm. First, do no harm.  It’s a simple principle that should guide us all. Guide our actions. Guide our decisions. Guide our leaders. Guide our businesses. First, do no […]

by Dr. Jim Vickrey, PhD, JD, is a retired lawyer, published book author, and former university president who writes from Montgomery.  He served in academic administration at Auburn, the University of Montevallo, and Troy University.  […]

By Roy S. Johnson Here’s one mantra I pounded into my children — one of many they’ll tell you, likely with an eyeroll and wink: Life is math.  Every decision has pluses and minuses, and […]

by Josh Moon,The Alabama Reporter A child was murdered in Montgomery on Monday.  A 6-year-old little girl, asleep in her bed, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting. Her name was Caylee Taylor. She should […]