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
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: The Real Problem! By Vincent L. Hall “The major problem confronting the United States today is there aren’t enough white babies being born. If we don’t do... I MessengerJuly 1, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: If She was Still Alive… By Vincent L. Hall Editor’s Note: We are pleased to inform our loyal readers that we have heard you. Although Vincent had announced his... I MessengerJune 24, 2022
News Fred Hammond – “Way Back When!” June is Black Music Month, and all the melodies of life are converging to remind us how we got over. In the Black Church,... I MessengerJune 23, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: Fred Hammond – “Way Back When!” June is Black Music Month, and all the melodies of life are converging to remind us how we got over. In the Black Church,... I MessengerJune 18, 2022