The author believes that there should be concern over approving “ethnic medications” that it would provide ammunition for the myth that there are basic biological differences between the races, which historically has been used to justify discrimination. more>

Well over 1,000 black, Latino, Asian and white people packed Rev. Herbert Daughtry's church to demand the U.S. government ''Wage War on Poverty and Racism—Not on Iraq!'' Rev. Daughtry joined forces with Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) to hold one of the first major anti-war-on-Iraq events in New York's black community. more>

The Gramercy Park Trust faces a lawsuit by Black and Latino students at Washington Irving High School, their parents, some teachers, and Mr. O. Aldon James, president of the National Arts Club. Gramercy Park is the only privately-owned park in New York. James, a member of the park, invited the students to the park for a field trip, but they were chased out because of their race. Sharpton and other prominent allies are protesting every day at lunch. more>

We’ve come too far, marched too long, prayed too hard, wept too bitterly, bled too profusely, and died too young to not take advantage of the battles we’ve won. As the Black media, we need to do a better job of educating our community on the importance of voting. more>