Thoughts from a Daughter of the Struggle

I was a senior attending Ruleville Central High School in 1968, in Ruleville, Mississippi. We were a dynamic, close knit little group. We had been nurtured by some innovative and gifted teachers, most notably Ms....

Striving to Attain the Dream

I was a few weeks shy of my 10th birthday the day Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an estimated crowd of 200,000...

The Election Process

On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the United States presidential election will be upon us, with most of the nation planning to engage in a process that is viewed as an opportunity for...

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