TMCT Martin Luther King, Jr. Panel Recap  veroxybd.comragrani.ru By Sam P.K. Collins As much of Black America enters a new era of political and social consciousness, no bastion of white supremacy is safe, including that which paints the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a passive integrationist and unwavering friend of the establishment. Amid celebrations of what would’ve been the storied Civil Rights figure’s 85th birthday, people of African descent focused less on the King of 1965 who asked us to dream and more on the man who called for cooperative economics and mass boycotts of discriminatory corporations that didn’t hire African Americans.  This recent shift in thinking among […]

TMCT Black History Month Panel Recap By Sam P.K. Collinstrevordiy.wordpress.comvisualcage.ru In African spiritual systems, people often uphold the memories of their ancestors and honor their achievements through storytelling and prayer. In doing so, they gain a deeper understanding of their history and grow empowered to carry on their forefathers’ and foremothers’ work the best way they can. While we find remnants of those traditions in our celebration of Black History Month, many people of African descent living in the United States struggle to maintain a connection to the African continent, due mainly to the American education system’s focus on chattel slavery and the events thereafter. However, the tide is changing, […]

Washington Bar Association Honors Judge Eric Christian Esteemed Jurist Receives the Ollie Mae Cooper Award By Barrington M. Salmon A packed auditorium of family, friends, colleagues and admirers celebrated with DC Superior Court of Appeals Chief Judge Eric T. Christian recently as he received the Washington Bar Association’s prestigious Ollie Mae Cooper Award. The award – named after one of the first African-American women in the country to start her own law practice – is bestowed on those in the legal profession who demonstrate exemplary leadership, outstanding service, and who also enhance the image of the legal community at large. The 37th Annual Ollie Mae Cooper Award ceremony took place at […]