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Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
By: Roy Douglas Malonson
For years, parents believed sending their kids to college meant sending them to a place of higher learning. But new data suggests campuses are becoming something else entirely — polarized echo chambers where students are pushed into hardened worldviews before they even graduate. For African American families, the fear isn’t just what Black students face, but what white students are being taught about race, diversity, and equality.
A 2025 Inside Higher Ed study revealed that students now choose colleges based on political leanings, avoiding institutions that don’t match their ideology. Researchers found students were even willing to pay more to avoid schools where their views would be in the minority. Higher education, instead of breaking down barriers, is sorting students into political tribes.
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By: Family
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wonderful Annie Lott, who le us peacefully surrounded by family. She was a woman of grace, strength, and unwavering love, whose warmth touched the lives of everyone who knew her. A devoted mother and friend, she spent her life nurturing those around her, always putting family rst.
REMEMBERING
By: HPD
Senior Police O cer Alex D. Roberts of the Houston Police Department died in the line of duty on September 17, 2025, a er being involved in a motorcycle crash. e 45-year-old o cer was conducting a tra c escort in Anderson County, Texas, when he was struck by another vehicle. O cer Roberts, who was assigned to the Tra c Enforcement Division’s Solo Motorcycle Detail, was a veteran with over 14 years of service to the department.
His death, mourned deeply by the Houston Police Department and the broader community, was o cially ruled a line-ofduty death. In honor of his service and sacri ce, the city held a funeral service with full police honors on September 25, 2025.
His death, mourned deeply by the the broader community, was
A Revival of God Consciousness
Bobby Mills, Ph.D.
America we were forewarned, and forewarned is foretold. President Trump told us precisely what he was going to do if he became President. Crucially, his partners provided the blueprint document: Project 2025. erefore, if an individual tells you who and what he is; believe him, because: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” (Proverbs 23: 7). Spiritually eating and drinking with devilish individuals can only lead to self-destruction. erefore: “when thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.” (Proverbs 23: 1-2). e 21st century, spiritual moral admonishment of the Proverb is this: individuals who voted for President Trump invariably cut their own throats. Voting is a sacred political act
EDITORIAL
because voting is about leadership and followership. is is why we should never: “Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be a partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.”
(1 Timothy 5: 22). Simply put, America should not follow nor be in a hurry to embrace so-called Presidential leaders quickly. Christian Right Evangelicals this is God’s spiritual advice to the Faithful, because God is not fooled, nor mocked. Individuals reap what they sow. If individuals sow to the whirlwind, they shall reap utter destruction. Sadly, the politics of revenge is on full display in America’s political arena. America, we deserve better, and we can be better, not bitter. President Trump is attempting to change and alter America’s multi-cultural narrative. Changing the narrative does not change the empirical facts. America is not a White country. Never has it been. Never shall it become. Sadly, President Trump has a criminal mind, not a Godly mindset. Unfortunately, Donald J. Trump is the only President that is or ever was a convicted criminal felon. Shame on US! is is precisely why President Trump has one of the lowest
We Must Understand
Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher
THEY WEAPONIZING RELIGION AGAINST US?
they thump the Bible while closing their eyes to poverty, racism, and police brutality? e truth is, religion in the wrong hands becomes less about God’s kingdom and more about man’s power. And it’s not just politicians. Media empires, mega-church pastors, and advocacy groups are shaping religion into a weapon of division. Some are teaching that diversity is dangerous, that equity is “anti-Christian,” that standing up for Black lives is somehow against God. at isn’t gospel — it’s propaganda. e African American community cannot a ord to ignore this hijacking. We know what faith can do when it’s real. It gave us Harriet Tubman’s vision, Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, and everyday believers who marched, bled, and prayed for freedom. But when religion is twisted into a tool of oppression, it becomes the very opposite of the liberation our people built it on. So we must ask: are they weaponizing religion against us? e answer is yes — and unless we reclaim the true gospel of justice, love, and liberation, we risk watching our greatest source of strength turned into a political bludgeon.
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In America, faith has always been more than Sunday service. For African Americans, the church has been the backbone of survival, the meeting ground for justice, and the pulpit of freedom. But today, a disturbing trend is rising: religion is no longer just a personal conviction — it’s being weaponized. Look around and the pattern is undeniable. Politicians drape themselves in scripture while pushing policies that undercut the poor, the immigrant, and the Black community. Billion-dollar movements twist the Bible into a tool for control, convincing entire congregations to vote against their own interests. And while our ancestors turned faith into liberation, others are turning it into domination. e hypocrisy is glaring. How can leaders preach “love thy neighbor” while funding
How can leaders preach “love thy neighbor” while funding laws that criminalize the very neighbors Jesus li ed up? How can
College Cont.
is shi shows up most clearly in attitudes toward race. A Pew Research Center survey in 2023 found that 57 percent of white students at conservative colleges believe diversity programs “go too far,” compared with just 19 percent of Black students. Meanwhile, a Gallup poll reported that 42 percent of white students nationwide believe campus discussions on race create “more tension than they solve,” while only 14 percent of Black students agreed. e numbers expose a dangerous divide: white
students are leaving campuses more skeptical of equity e orts, while Black students see them as essential.
Adding fuel to the re are outside groups like Turning Point USA (TPUSA), founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk. e group became infamous for its Professor Watchlist, a site that names faculty accused of spreading “le ist propaganda.” In practice, many of those professors taught African American history or racial equity. In Illinois, nearly 50 instructors landed on the list, and some reported receiving threats a er being targeted.
Black professors across the country have said being listed came with harassment and intimidation.
Critics argue that TPUSA isn’t protecting free speech — it’s weaponizing campuses by turning white students against conversations about race. Instead of teaching critical thinking, the group teaches suspicion: that diversity programs are unfair, that racial justice is a scam, and that professors who teach about systemic racism are enemies of America.
e 2025 College Free Speech Rankings, based on nearly 59,000 student
responses, backs up how toxic things have become. Students reported record levels of self-censorship. Many said race was one of the hardest topics to discuss openly, with Black students feeling dismissed and white students complaining that diversity programs made them uncomfortable. Researchers warned that rather than creating dialogue, campuses were driving students deeper into silence and division. is is the controversial truth: colleges are
no longer just producing graduates, they are producing mindsets. And the data shows white students are far more likely than Black students to leave with resentment toward equity programs. at resentment doesn’t stay on campus — it follows them into workplaces, voting booths, and neighborhoods.
For the African American community, the stakes could not be higher. If white students are being taught to see
diversity as the problem, then the ght for racial progress isn’t just under attack in politics — it’s being undermined in the very classrooms that once promised change. e question is simple, and urgent: when it comes to race, are colleges educating young Americans, or are they converting them into a new generation that sees equality as the enemy?
THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: BLACK HISTORY IS 24/7/365
1948 1955 1960 1965 1957 1963 1954
July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Services.
May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education, a consolidation of ve cases into one, is decided by the Supreme Court, e ectively ending racial segregation in public schools.
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago is brutally murdered in Mississippi for allegedly irting with a white woman.
September 9, 1957: Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law to help protect voter rights.
February 1, 1960: Four African American college students in Greensboro, North Carolina refuse to leave a Woolworth’s “whites only” lunch
counter without being served.
May 2, 1963: More than 1,000 Black school children march through Birmingham, Alabama in a demonstration against segregation.
February 21, 1965:
HOUSTON
AUSTIN
TEXAS TAKEAWAY
Houston increases citations against homeless following July expansion of civility ordinance. Following the City Council’s July expansion of the so-called civility ordinance, the Houston Police Department intensified enforcement efforts aimed at keeping homeless individuals off sidewalks. Most citations carried a fine of approximately $200.
WACO
Federal shutdown shutters Waco VA Regional Office, but most local services remain funded for now. The Waco VA Regional Office has closed due to the federal government shutdown.
DALLAS
For the second time in two years, Dallas has postponed its plan to eliminate alleyway trash and recycling collection for thousands of households following strong pushback from residents.
An Austin couple behind one of the city’s most influential restaurants has been featured in Time Magazine for challenging the traditional restaurant model. Chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel and beverage director Arjav Ezekiel of Birdie’s earned a spot on the 2025 TIME100 Next list.
SAN ANTONIO
San Antonio has become a cultural hub for Día de los Muertos, drawing thousands of visitors each year who come to honor and celebrate this deeply rooted Mexican tradition.
Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat, political scientist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in the mid-20th century international peace e orts. He is best known for mediating the 1949 Arab-Israeli armistice agreements, for which he became the rst African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Bunche also worked with the United Nations for decades, advocating for decolonization and human rights. His work not only helped shape global diplomacy but also advanced the cause of racial equality in the United States.
Black religious leader Malcolm X is assassinated during a rally by members of the Nation of Islam.
RALPH BUNCHE
BLACK FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE A DYING BREED AGRICULTURE
By: D. Morris
Since their peak of land ownership in the early 20th century, their numbers and acreage have fallen drastically due to systemic discrimination, land loss, and economic hardships.
Drastic decline in numbers and land e statistics illustrate a severe decline in the number of Black-owned farms and total acreage over the last century.
1910–1920: Black Americans owned and operated approximately 16–20 million
acres of farmland, with nearly one million Black farmers.
2022: e number of Black farmers has plummeted to just over 46,700, and they operate only about 5.3 million acres of land. is represents a loss of nearly 90% of Blackowned farmland over the course of a century.
Key factors behind the decline
Several interconnected factors have driven the systemic and prolonged dispossession of Black farmers from their land.
USDA discrimination
For decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) actively discriminated against Black farmers, denying them access to loans, subsidies, and other critical programs that were provided to white farmers. Late loan approval: USDA loan o cers would o en delay approvals for Black farmers until a er the planting season, forcing them to turn to highinterest private lenders.
Systemic bias: A 1997 classaction lawsuit, Pigford v. Glickman, documented the
USDA’s bias and resulted in a settlement, though many farmers received insu cient relief. Many farmers assert that discriminatory practices continued even a er the settlement.
Heirs’ property issues Black landowners are disproportionately a ected by the “heirs’ property” status, in which land is passed down without a formal will. is
approval ratings of any President in America’s (250) year history.
On the one hand, President Trump is breaking everything rather than demonstrating and fullling his bold devilish motto: “I, and I alone can x it”. While, on the other hand, Godfearing individuals know that only God can really x it, because: “ e earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” (Psalm 24: 1). President Trump is breaking everything and xing nothing both at home as well as abroad.
President Trump is seeking to militarize America, and at the same time Chairman Xi of China, Dictator Putin of Russia, and Prime Minster Modi of India are meeting in China to realign the world’s governing ideology as well as world trade. America we are in BIG TROUBLE. President Trump promised to end the war between Russia and Ukraine on day one of his Presidency. Instead, he has crippled Ukraine’s ability to militarily defend herself and allowed Putin to exact his dictatorial will on innocent Ukrainians. e Ukrainian people deserve better. e American people deserve leadership grounded in truth and inclusive multi-cultural democratic values. Facts are facts. Lies are lies. e devil is a liar from the pit of hell and ultimately cannot win. America, let us always desire to be led by God’s truth, not by the devil’s lie (s). Amen!
YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DIES AT 100 OBITUARY
By: Fred Smith
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy passed away in late September 2025 at the age of 100. His death was con rmed by Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., which honored him for his “courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils.” Hardy’s remarkable life and career made him a powerful symbol of determination and service in the face of adversity. His passing marked the end of an era, as he was the last surviving Tuskegee Airman who ew overseas combat missions during World War II. Even in his later years, Hardy remained active in preserving the legacy of the Red Tails and worked tirelessly to educate the public—especially young people— about the contributions and sacri ces of African American servicemen. His rsthand accounts brought history to life for countless students, veterans, and civic groups.
Although the cause of his death was not publicly disclosed, Hardy’s legacy was widely honored across the country. Tributes poured in from military organizations, historians, and public gures, all recognizing his role in breaking racial barriers and serving
his country with honor. His story continues to inspire new generations to pursue excellence, stand against injustice, and remember those who paved the way for a more inclusive military and nation.
Lt. Col. George Hardy is one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots who fought during World War II. Born in 1925, Hardy joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and earned his wings at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama. He ew 21 combat missions over Germany in a B-25 bomber during the war, defying the odds and breaking racial barriers at a time when the military was still segregated.
A er World War II, Hardy continued his distinguished military career, serving in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In Korea, he ew 45 combat missions, and in Vietnam, he ew an additional 70 missions, making him one of the few aviators to serve in three major con icts. roughout his service, Hardy not only demonstrated extraordinary bravery and skill but also helped pave the way for the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces. In his later years, Lt.
Col. Hardy has dedicated himself to educating younger generations about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. rough public speaking and appearances, he shares his personal story of perseverance, patriotism, and resilience in the face of racism. His life serves as a powerful reminder of the sacri ces and contributions of African American service members who fought for a country that did not always ght for them.
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