yvonne-sam

As any other community-minded citizen, I have questions about the way some things are being run and the changes that we can collectively make to keep improving the community....

Continuing Black History By relegating the month of February to be a month where Black history is prevalent, we are making the topic skewered. Our heritage, history and culture...

I purposely chose to write this commentary after Valentine’s Day, lest it dampen the spirit of some enthusiasts. Forgive me for not being commercially romantic, but I resist allowing...

Amidst all the increasing controversy that has arisen around whether Black History Month should even exist, especially since its celebration occurs in the shortest month of the year, here...

The fact that conditions for Blacks are in some ways worse today is damning testimony to ongoing racism, ineffective leadership…. This is a new year and we are still...

My challenge to you — and of course myself is to approach each new day as an opportunity for resolution. We’re officially into the new year and I’m willing...

It is so easy to get caught up in the madness and frenzy of the holiday season. It used to be that stores would wait until early December to...

A teachable, and hopefully reachable moment for the U.S. I would be remiss if I did not utilize the Ferguson saga to bear out certain facets. The vast majority...

Before I begin to electronically indict, may all readers especially my friends on the Ways & Means Committee, Welfare Wesley, the Barbershop clan, Genius, et al, kindly permit me...

We have begun to grow immune to the shock of school-shooting stories, especially by our gun- fixated neighbours to the south, at least the sort of stories that involve...