The mere mention of 9/11 brings back vivid memories for most Americans Many can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when terrorists slammed airplanes into three American landmarks, killing thousands of innocent and unsuspecting people

Education was once the foundation of American society To advance in life, one saw receiving a quality education as the ticket to the middle-class and a comfortable life

It has been called Issue #1 It is on the front page of major newspapers across the country, as President Bush seeks passage of a $700 billion bailout plan for financial firms

It is no secret that high incarceration rates are an epidemic in the Black community Many of today’s biggest celebrities, from sports to music, are survivors of this epidemic

Throughout the historic 2008 presidential campaign, much attention has been given to the personalities of the candidates Many know that John McCain survived a horrific ordeal as a POW in Vietnam

During the 2004 presidential campaign, the Iraq War was the hot-button issue separating John Kerry supporters and George W Bush supporters

Whether Barack Obama becomes the next president of the United States, he and his Republican counterpart, John McCain, have turned the 2008 showdown into must-see television The suspense leading up to the selection of Joe Biden as Obama’s running mate created the kind of debate usually reserved for March Madness, with fans arguing why certain candidates would survive to the next round and others would fall by the wayside

When I started Regal Magazine in November 2006, I envisioned it being an online publication where African American men from all aspects of life could come and debate issues affecting men of color and communities of color I did not want to simply “preach to the choir” or lecture to African American men that had already been “saved

With the success of Barack Obama’s presidential bid, many critics of preferential programs for minorities and women have argued that it is time to dismantle all affirmative action policies in the workplace and institutions of higher learning Recently, John McCain brought attention to the issue by stating that he supports a constitutional amendment in Arizona that would outlaw all affirmative action programs in his home state

If you were a hip-hop head in the late 1980s, chances are you grew up listening to the music of pioneering “gangsta” rap group NW

When hip-hop legend, Nas, began promoting the title of his latest CD, I was one of the many that thought that hip-hop had finally taken it too far I believed Nas was using the N-word as the CD title as a mere publicity stunt to gain more attention for the project

Charles Dickens once wrote in his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities that, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” Barack Obama’s historic journey to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election is the culmination of those who struggled throughout slavery and the Civil Rights movement

It is hard to imagine a time when African American students were not fully integrated into collegiate life at mainstream campuses across the country Prior to 1906 and the formation of the first Black fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

“What happens to a dream deferred Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun,” asked Langston Hughes in his classic poem “A Dream Deferred

The Black family structure is under attack From teenage pregnancies to dead-beat dads, what was once the strength of the Black community is now a glaring weakness

Now that the dust has settled on Barack Obama's historic nomination as the Democratic candidate for the presidency, an equally important challenge presents itself Who should Obama choose as his running mate for the November election

The recent acquittals of the police officers charged with the murder of Sean Bell on the day of his wedding and the uproar that has erupted over the incendiary remarks by Rev Jeremiah Wright are clear indications that race still matters in America

Unfortunately, as time passes society seems to move farther away from the word of God First, we outlawed prayer in the classroom

When Bill Cosby spoke out against the parenting of inner-city youth a few years ago, a firestorm erupted in the Black community Cosby argued that inner-city parents did not spend adequate time enforcing the importance of education in the Black community

Many in the Black community have joked for years that when a news reporter interviews a person of color they usually opt for the most inarticulate and uneducated minority they could find The stereotypical images of African Americans that many see is usually atypical of the Black professionals that I come across on a daily basis