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Alvin Bragg is the current New York District Attorney. On November 2, 2021, he became the first African American and the first person of color elected to that office. He previously served as Chief Deputy District Attorney of New York and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He isContinue reading “Who is Alvin Bragg?”

Mark Pomerantz is a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney who was assigned to investigate and prosecute former president Donald Trump. Mr. Pomerantz, according to an article published in the New York Times dated March 30, 2022, resigned because Alvin Bragg, the new Manhattan District Attorney advised to halt the Trump criminal investigation. The Times articleContinue reading “Who is Mark Pomerantz?”

Submitted by VMG Team Member Dianne Cleveland-Sharp As a Black woman I looked on with pride as Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman, supreme court nominee sat in the chair before the Judicial Committee of the Senate. My pride quickly turned to disappointment as I watched Republican Senators attack her and try to sullyContinue reading “A Superlative on the Supreme Court”

Have any of you had to call for 911 assistance lately? Well, I did on behalf of a friend. On March 20, 2022, a young lady’s vehicle was burglarized in Midtown Atlanta. Around 10:30 pm I called 911 for her and was put on hold for almost three minutes. Once I spoke with the operator,Continue reading “911 System”

With all the back and forth that goes on between politicians we often forget that they are servants of the people. When issues regarding Medicare, social security, veterans’ benefits, IRS, passports and immigration arise congress can assist by contacting the federal agencies that handle all of the aforementioned on your behalf. They might not beContinue reading “What Can Congress Do for You?”

Presently, violence in this country is both disquieting and distressing. It’s incumbent upon us to take a stance against the many senseless crimes happening almost daily in this country. It is also important that we exercise one of the most important privileges that living in a democracy affords us. That privilege is the vote. ViolenceContinue reading “My Two Concerns, Voting and Violence”

Virginia “Ginni” Lamp Thomas is from Omaha Nebraska, she is an attorney and conservative activist. Her spouse is Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court Justice. They were married in 1987. There are many puzzling facts about Ms. Thomas that I want to remain unbiased about, but a number of her stances give me pause. She hasContinue reading “Who is Ginni Thomas?”

Violence is now a major concern in communities throughout America. So, the question is why? As a person of color, I’m appalled at senseless criminal acts primarily being perpetrated by young adults in our communities. Again, the question is why? There is a myriad of reasons why. In this post, I’d like to focus onContinue reading “Increased Violence-Why”

Since 2008 and the election of the first Black president there has been a “wind of change” in America. As people of color, we thought we had arrived. However, the forces of negative change at that point started to push us back. Jim Crow became “woke,” raised his head and all hell broke loose. ObamaContinue reading “Change”

We stand at a time in history when the ruler of an autocratic country is considering using nuclear weapons. Putin of Russia decided he wanted to be the ruler of Ukraine, a democratic country. This man is evil. He is now killing innocent men, women, and children. Civilians who were doing nothing wrong, merely livingContinue reading “Noise”