WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Pearl River The last of the original Freedom Riders passed away. The obituary in the New York Times told the dramatic, violent story of the price Charles Person, his comrades, and many others were prepared to pay to fundamental social and racial change in America. Life teaches lessons, and Person’s life teaches lessons that …
Pearl River Fani Willis, the Fulton County prosecutor who has filed a conspiracy case against former President Trump and 14 co-conspirators, “…referred to herself as a “flawed” and “imperfect” public servant — pointing to how Martin Luther King Jr. was also an imperfect human being called to public service and changing the world.” Her …
New Orleans The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a monster in collegiate sports in America. Whether Alabama, Louisiana State University, or Georgia, SEC schools are regularly in the final playoffs and winners of the NCAA football championships. The LSU women won the NCAA basketball championships last year. The sports pages of local papers regularly …