I am not good at saying I told you so, however, there were numbers of people both Black and White, who said, “Dr. King’s dream came true, a Black man is the president of America and that is the death of racism.”

A great number of people knew better but they wanted to lull Black folks to sleep. 1 said then in this very same column that racism is alive and well, so be on guard.

(NNPA)—President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address is a testimony to the power of we. We, who dared to dream breaking the centuries-old color barrier at the White House was possible; we, who continue to fight for expanding voting rights; we, who battle tirelessly every election to maximize voter participation and minimize voter intimidation. His first State of the Union address is a paean to those who have joined together throughout history to change our country for the better.

(NNPA)—The news media is fascinated with anniversaries, especially those ending in round numbers. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins was celebrated this week. On Feb. 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T University—Ezell A. Blair Jr., David L. Richmond, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain—initiated a successful effort to desegregate the lunch counter at the downtown Woolworth’s store.

(REAL TIMES MEDIA)—It is rare to come across a story so heinous, disturbing and utterly baffling that you bypass your usual emotional reactions. You skip through shock and anger and go straight towards disgust as you go line by line through a story you wish you had never seen. The last time I felt that way was in 2007 when Megan Williams was raped and tortured by six hillbillies in a trailer in West Virginia. But now, unfortunately I have that sickening feeling of disgust again. The story of Anferney Fontenet, who brutally raped a woman in broad daylight in Toledo last week, has reminded me of just how sick some people in this nation can be.