Black Empowerment Comes From Within

Black Empowerment Comes From Within

Do For Self By Todd A. Smith           Since the first African slaves arrived on the shores of America, Black empowerment has always depended on… Magazine Topics: Politics Civic Leadership Will the Next Generation of Leaders Please Stand Up? Remembering Forgotten Civil Rights Heroes Let’s Demand Justice

Read more

When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect

When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect

  When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect   By Todd A. Smith       Doesn’t it seem that everything in the world revolves around being politically… Magazine Topics: Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting Obama Still Catalyst for Change in African American

Read more

South Carolina Politics, Apathy at its Best

South Carolina Politics, Apathy at its Best

Political Microcosm By Todd A. Smith             South Carolina politics has seen its share of media scrutiny recently.  From Governor Mark Sanford having an affair… Magazine Topics: Politics State/Local Government Paris, Texas Residents Say Racial Equality Nonexistent New Orleans Election Shows Black Politics can be Colorblind Ballot

Read more

Show the Military Appreciation 365 Days a Year

Show the Military Appreciation 365 Days a Year

Show Our Military Appreciation By Todd A. Smith           They put their lives in harm’s way everyday to protect our freedom.  They show bravery in… Magazine Topics: Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect Obama Still Catalyst

Read more

President Obama Should Do More for Middle East Democracy

President Obama Should Do More for Middle East Democracy

Peace in the Middle East By Todd A. Smith             After Sept. 11 we were terrified of Muslim extremists in the Middle East.  Terrorists from… Magazine Topics: Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect Obama Still Catalyst

Read more

Paris, Texas Residents Say Racial Equality Nonexistent

Paris, Texas Residents Say Racial Equality Nonexistent

Have We Truly Overcome?   By Todd A. Smith             In the same year that we celebrated the historic inauguration of the nation’s first African… Magazine Topics: Politics State/Local Government New Orleans Election Shows Black Politics can be Colorblind South Carolina Politics, Apathy at its Best Ballot

Read more

Obama’s Presidency Not Given Same Respect as Predecessors

Obama’s Presidency Not Given Same Respect as Predecessors

Where’s the Respect?   By Todd A. Smith             The date November 4, 2008 will live in the history books forever.  Somewhere in this great… Magazine Topics: Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect Obama Still Catalyst

Read more

Obama Still Catalyst for Change in African American Community?

Obama Still Catalyst for Change in African American Community?

Now What? By Todd A. Smith             November 28, 2008 was one of those magical moments in world history.  Most people remember where they were… Magazine Topics: Obama’s Presidency Not Given Same Respect as Predecessors Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting

Read more

New Laws on Immigration Will Lead to Profiling

New Laws on Immigration Will Lead to Profiling

A Fire Reignited By Todd A. Smith             On April 23, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer reignited a fire that had slowed to a simmer over… Magazine Topics: Opinion Politics World Politics Executive Legislative Judicial Civic Leadership State/Local Government Voting When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect Obama Still Catalyst

Read more