Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: What’s in Yo’ Closet? By Vincent L. Hall Even though I can never find the story, I have a brilliant memory of it as read in an eighth-grade... I MessengerSeptember 30, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: Seen this Movie Before! By Vincent L. Hall As cruel and unusual as it may seem, the dumping of migrants looking to flee oppression is not new. unfortunately,... I MessengerSeptember 22, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: You Can’t Afford It! “The Best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of them!” – Rev. Ik The July stats from the U.S.... I MessengerSeptember 15, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Vincent’s Hall of Fame! By Vincent L. Hall The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced its honorees for the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction and Special... I MessengerSeptember 8, 2022
Arts & Entertainment QUIT PLAYIN: Love Jones is Twenty Five? By Vincent L. Hall The Brighter Side of Darkness may have just had one hit song, but “Love Jones” was a monumental one in... I MessengerSeptember 2, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: CRT? – Which One! By Vincent L. Hall While Critical Race Theory is undoubtedly the buzzword of these times, let me introduce you to a different and lesser-known... I MessengerAugust 18, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Live It Up! By Vincent L. Hall “Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and start your own business. Marry and have children and let them marry.... I MessengerJuly 28, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: The Lord Gave us Nancy! By Vincent L. Hall Believe it or not, in the early 1970s, few African Americans could afford to live in Pleasant Grove. The only... I MessengerJuly 22, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Winter in America in July! It’s like winter in America. It feels like winter in America. There ain’t nobody fighting because nobody knows what to save. – Winter in... I MessengerJuly 14, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Uvalde, Race and Guns! By Vincent L. Hall The useless, predictable tragedy that occurred 352 miles southwest of Dallas County mesmerized and then terrified us. The jolting images... I MessengerJuly 8, 2022