The ubiquitous telephone has provided us with more than an outlet for people to communicate with each other, and from its invention, when Alexander Graham Bell allegedly made that first call on the instrument saying, to his assistant who was in another room, “Mr. Watson come here, I want to see you.” the die was cast and the phone entered our lives.

With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And it has taken root within many of our own families.

Touch starvation, the desire for physical human contact. One expert posits that being deprived of meaningful human contact, can lead to serious complications. ‘People who are affection deprived are more likely to experience depression and stress, and in general worse health.’

WASHINGTON, DC - As gang violence spirals out of control in Haiti, the limitations of international efforts to restore order, including a Kenyan-led security mission, have laid bare the depth of the crisis. A nation already on its knees now faces an even darker abyss. Haiti’s tragedy serves as a stark reminder that no matter how dire circumstances may seem, they can always deteriorate further.

ATLANTA – Black homebuyers are obstructed by systemic racism and economic factors like high interest rates and investor purchases. But speakers at the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Black Wealth Summit were enthusiastic about the progress, insisting that the journey towards homeownership and generational wealth is worth pursuing.

WASHINGTON, DC - Like Much Of The World, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries—At Both Governmental And Public Levels—Are Contemplating What Relations To Expect From A New Donald Trump Administration.

What is one thing – just one – you can agree on with someone on the opposite side of the political divide? The late General Colin Powell once told me, “Figure that out and you can get a lot done. And as you win one victory together, you might just discover along the way that there’s something else you agree on.”

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, CMC – If you live in an English-speaking Caribbean country, do you consider yourself freer and more fortunate than many others around the world? In a world where freedoms are under siege—where journalists are imprisoned, political dissent is silenced, persons are jailed without trial, and religious leaders are persecuted—residents of the Commonwealth Caribbean enjoy liberties that are envied by many. Our nations stand as beacons of democracy and freedom.

Joy. The Oxford Dictionary describes it as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” Merriam-Webster says it is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” Thesaurus.com gives a string of synonyms for joy, including elation, humor, bliss, and cheer.

Following a very stunning and dangerous setback for Ukraine, the election of Donald Trump poses even greater obstacles to any favorable outcome in that war.

The Vice President ran a beautiful campaign. She worked like a trojan, traveling from city to city, sometimes as many as three or four in a day. She did interviews, town halls, television shows and one on one interviews with both national and local media. In a scant one hundred days, she built a dynamic and credible campaign, and many of us anticipated a victory, if not on election night, then a few days later.

WASHINGTON, DC – On September 19, I published an article entitled “The Death of Truth,” written from a deep sense of alarm at the spread of deliberate lies, misinformation, and disinformation about matters that are critical to the well-being of people everywhere. At stake are public health, democratic integrity, and social cohesion — all of which are undermined when lies prevail over facts.