Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

A Vatican literacy quiz

As you all know I am Catholic. I found this interesting and needless to say, I didn’t fare well on the quiz. If you are Catholic or not, maybe you will fare better. Good luck! A Vatican literacy quiz | … Continue reading

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One African-American Familys Journey to Judaism

In this article Yvonne Durant paints us a picture of family. The importance of family, not just a religious journey of conversion. We all find our paths to God in different ways. The essential part of finding that path is family. … Continue reading

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Pay gap persists for African-Americans

Surprise! Surprise! (in my sarcastic voice) The question is, How can this gap be narrowed? Pay gap persists for African-Americans – Jul. 30, 2010.

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Negotiate your way to lower cable TV, cellphone bills

I am definitely going to follow these tips! Anything to save a buck! Negotiate your way to lower cable TV, cellphone bills – USATODAY.com.

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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters faces ethics charges

First Charles Rangel now, Maxine Waters. There’s two things that come to mind: Innocent until proven guilty and absolute power corrupts absolutely. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters faces ethics charges – latimes.com.

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Shirley Sherrod and My Attempt to Be Post-Racial

In one word-EXCELLENT! Thank you Mary Curtis for writing this. Shirley Sherrod and My Attempt to Be Post-Racial.

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Jim Webb and the Myth of White Privilege?

Interesting and well written piece by Terence Samuel. Some very valid points are made. In some ways it was a ver refreshing read to a very complicated and maddening issue. Jim Webb and the Myth of White Privilege?.

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FBI Access To Email And Web Records Raises Privacy Fears

Hmmmm….interesting. I understand the need for expanded surveillance in this day due to internal and external threats to our national security. Yet, somehow the fact that only a signature by a FBI field agent in charge to get records from communication companies … Continue reading

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Dr. King and the “Guys With the Guns” at the NRA

Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton, the NAACP, NUL, and others will be commemorating the 47th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. just not at the Lincoln Memorial. Glenn … Continue reading

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The Great American Racial Abyss

Good commentary from the folks at Afro. Brief and to the point. The Great American Racial Abyss | The Afro-American Newspapers | Your Community. Your History. Your News..

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