Church burnings should ignite more protests
These church burnings fire me up. They ought to fire us all up. The burnings ought to spark a resistance to racism unlike any we have seen in the past. […]
Articles by The Wilmington Journal
Blacks are today’s putty people
We are slipping further behind other groups in this nation when it comes to economic/political empowerment and education. We are gnashing our teeth about the disproportionately high incarceration of Black men and women. […]
OUR VOICE, GUEST EDITORIAL, President Obama is on a winning streak
As President Obama’s eight years heads into its final stretch, his accomplishments are becoming clear, rising above the daily skirmishes, wins and losses. […]
Ivy Taylor becomes first African American elected Mayor in San Antonio, TX ; has Wilmington ties
BY VANNESSA JONES-GRADY AND BEVERLY SHAREEF CONTRIBUTING WRITERS On Saturday, June 13, 2015, history was made in San Antonio, Texas. Ivy Taylor became the first African American elected Mayor. Despite entering the mayoral race late […]
The Black church and the strength to forgive
Relatives of the nine slain in Charleston refused to be overcome by the evil of racism. […]
Four important reasons to vaccinate your child
Through advancements in medical science, children can be protected against more diseases than ever before. Some diseases, like polio that once injured or killed millions of children, are no longer common in the U.S. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases note the following benefits to infant immunization. […]
Marketing unhealthy foods unfairly targets children
Companies spend nearly $1 billion annually on advertising in schools, on food and beverage packages, in stores and at quick-service restaurants. […]
A young sister ‘Hashtagged’ me out of my silo by Dr. Julianne Malveaux
…there is a difference between tweeting and fighting for change. Hashtags are not votes. Even if a million people hashtagged #bringbackourgirls, the hundreds of Nigerian young women abducted by Boko Haram are still missing. […]
City Freedom Walk, Plaza and Park honor Jervays
Members of the City of Wilmington Commission on African-American History were flanked by administrative staff and elected officials to honor the works of the region’s late power couple of journalism. […]