By: Mary-Margaret McSweene I woke up this morning and began my usual routine of coffee and reading. I started with the Chicago Tribune and was jolted out of my pre-caffeine coma by the headline “11 Hurt in Shooting, Bus Crash.” On the south side of my city, two men…
By Jim Hoover Why are these men smiling? Well, they have reason to smile. They conned voters into electing them governor. From left to right, it is Rick Snyder, governor of Michigan, Rick Scott, governor of Florida, and Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin. There are other Republican governors, candidates…
By: Air Brin A recent incident in a high-end North Dallas Mall involving a Dallas Cowboy football player Dez Bryant and his sagging pants caught my attention since it has been all over the internet. Now, I am well aware that there will be no fashion shows this year…
By: Ms. Henry First of all, before I write this essay, I would like to state that I love being a black woman. I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, my hair which is a crown that has anointed me Queen of my universe, my full lips, slanted…
By: James Daniels The involvement of the United States’ military in the Middle East is well known. In recent years, the mainstream media has covered the events in Afghanistan and Iraq on a daily basis. However, these are not the only places with US forces, not by a long…
By: Skye Lyon Can man, unbound by any form of religion, truly be fulfilled in his life? Well…not really. It is achievable for any man, women, child, plant, or animal to venture off into his own pleasures and worthless ambitions without the guiding of a supreme being. For those…
By: Jim Hoover I am an amateur student of cosmology, and I see parallels between the universe and the everyday world in which we live. Let the associated graph be your guide. The material world, at least what we can see, is composed of four percent of the universe; yet…
By: Stephen Ghouner There truly cannot be enough said about the events playing out over in Uganda and the role that Americans have in it. For those of you who don’t know, a national crisis is happening within Uganda in regards to homophobia (among other things). It got so…
By: James Daniels Next time you spend a dollar, take a few seconds to read it. At the top, in the middle, you will notice that it says “Federal Reserve Note.” What does this mean? The following is a brief history and explanation of the Federal Reserve that you…
By: Meconstrue We are not at the top of the food chain. Grizzlies, some would say, are at the top of the food chain for land animals. In the sea it's octopuses, the elusive giant ones that eat sharks. We've conquered them though. We can best a bear or…