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Remembering the 1972 National Black Political Convention: Unity without Conformity

February 12, 2022

By Lena C. Taylor & LaKeshia Myers Fifty years ago, in Gary, Indiana, nearly 10,000 Black people gathered to talk politics. They were Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Independents, Pan-Africanists and Feminists. They represented every rung on the socioeconomic ladder, every educational attainment level, and every aspect of Black culture. This was the National Black Political Convention […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Lena C. Taylor, National Black Political Convention

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A Charge to Keep I Have

January 22, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers “A charge to keep, I have; a God to glorify! A never dying soul to save and fitted for the sky.” To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill; Oh, may it all my pow’rs engage To do my Master’s will!” I was reminded of that old Dr. Watts hymn, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Voting Rights

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To Sir Sidney, With Love

January 15, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers I remember the first time I saw Sir Sidney Poitier act in a movie. I was about 7 years old and I walked into our family room where my parents sat watching the movie, “To Sir, With Love.” I thought the movie was funny at first, because of the actors’ British […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Sir Sidney Poitier

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There Can Be No Masters at The Table of Human Rights

January 1, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, “I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.” I was reminded of this quote last week when I learned of Bishop Tutu’s passing. It made me think […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

December 25, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings; These are a few of my favorite things.”  My Favorite Things is one of my favorite holiday tunes, I don’t really know if it was originally written to be a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Holiday, LaKeshia N. Myers

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Get Your House in Order: Estate Planning Is Essential

December 18, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Estate Planning, LaKeshia N. Myers

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The Truth About Planned Parenthood

December 4, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers Planned Parenthood—a name that has become synonymously paired with abortion, or the termination of a pregnancy. It is a health care agency whose network provides access to quality health care to tens of thousands of women each year. What you may be surprised to learn is that Planned Parenthood is not […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Planned Parenthood

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As We Gather ‘Round the Table, Let’s Start Telling the Truth

November 27, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers For 15 years I have had the great fortune to summer on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Aside from serving as a summer haven for the weary, the island, with its picturesque backdrop, towering cliffs, and sandy beaches plays host to an important part of American history. Martha’s Vineyard, like much […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Thanksgiving, Wampanoag tribe of American Indians

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When Lip Service Is Not Enough: The White Moderate & “Midwestern Nice”

November 13, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers Martin Luther King once said, “I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Peoples Map Commission

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Hell No, We Won’t Go (Along to Get Along): Redistricting Maps Require Black Representation

November 6, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers Gerrymandering is the decennial fight for lines drawn to declare power and representation at every level of government. For some it is par for the course, but for political junkies, it is blood sport. The official definition of gerrymandering is, “manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gerrymandering, LaKeshia N. Myers

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