Publisher's Note
Publisher offers an analytical perspective on current or historical issues and event about race and race relations in the United States
April 4th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Race and Religion, Socialization with 0 Comments
One of the best ways to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. is to continue some aspect of the work for which he lived and died. But there is so much left to be done.
Forty-five years ago on April 4, 1968, an assassin’s bullet claimed the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King was there in support of the garbage workers who were striking to get better wages...
March 30th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
The planned rally in Memphis shows that the Ku Klux Klan is alive and well today. One of the worst vestiges of racism and racial segregation in the south is promoting hate and separateness, still in the 21st Century.
Memphis police have vowed that security will be heavy at the weekend rally, where the white supremacist group plans to protest the renaming of three Confederate parks.
According to...
February 27th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
The irony of the Rosa Parks statue being unveiled in the Halls of Congress at the same time that a key provision of the Voting Rights Act is being defended before the Supreme Court cannot go unnoticed.
As we come to the close of yet another Black History month, these two different yet related events remind us of how slowly real and lasting change takes place when it comes to race relations in...
February 19th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
As we commemorate Black History month, it is worth noting that many black men, once incarcerated, can turn their lives around, if given a chance.
No doubt, there are unsung programs all across the country dedicated to giving those who have been born into conditions that breed crime or have simply lost their way a second chance, a break, after they have served prison terms. Such programs just do...
January 31st, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
To own a gun is to be American. The right to do so is second only to the right to speak. That preeminence and priority is a good indication of how deep the love of guns flow in many Americans.
Will America be able to enforce meaningful gun control when there is such deep-seated love and obsession for guns in our society?
The right of people to keep and bear arms as stated in the second amendment...
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