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Birthdays August 24th – August 30th
August 24-LaDoris Riley, Reginald Smith, Karean Jenkins, Will Joseph, Vanessa Fredricks, Darly Cyrus, Roosevelt Ethridge, Keosha Price, Carrie Ballard, Rev. Aubrey Smith Sr., Leigh Ann Fife-Hamburg, ShaConya Pollard, Noah Jeremiah Wilson, James Boatner, III, Rodney J. Slack, Carson D. Williams,…
Be the change you need
By Rusty Potter In a world filled with challenges and uncertainties, getting caught up in a whirlwind of seeking change from external sources is easy. The most important change agent lies within you. It’s time to use the power of…
Trust the friend who tells the truth
By Lisa Wilmore My Dear Friends, My prayer for you today is that God grants you peace and happiness as you journey throughout these heated yet beautiful days. In addition, I pray for children who will voyage to school with…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Andrew F. Hilyer
By Garry Blanson In a speech given by Malcolm X on January 24, 1964, he said,” When you deal with the past, you’re dealing with history, you’re actually dealing with the origin of a thing. When you know the origin, you…
Politicians shouldn’t give life to the “Three second rule,” it’s killing us
A recent Facebook posting bearing a government logo involving a prominent elected official and a group of schoolchildren shows how quickly children can be influenced by bad ideas without even knowing it. The Facebook post featured a group of children…
Letter: Don’t compare Trump’s case to Quillen
Dear Editor, No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth- Plato. These are my personal comments referring to a couple of articles written in the August 19, 2023, edition of the Free Press: Carroll Coach was sentenced…