Ernie Brown

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Tuskegee Airmen blazed the trail for black pilots

Opinion: The movie “Red Tails,” the George Lucas-financed film about the triumphs of the Tuskegee Airmen,


Honoree is a woman of firsts

Opinion: There are a few sure things I know that take place every January. First, this publication will


Black men seek community solutions

Opinion: I received an email that had this statement in its subject line: “Black Men Across America


City residents working to improve neighborhoods

Opinion: One of the positive things I am seeing in Youngstown is people coming together to make their


Conference aims to encourage adoption of black children

Opinion: Over the years, neighborhood churches have served many purposes besides being a house of prayer.


Ursuline grad pays it forward with scholarship fundraiser

Opinion: Youngstown native Keith Coleman values education and was taught as a teenager to give back to his


A national memorial for Dr. King

Opinion: Perhaps you’ve seen the advertisement while waiting to watch the rest of your television program.


A month of personal milestones

Opinion: This month marks two significant anniversaries in my life. I will celebrate 35 years with The


Seminarian speaks out for gay rights

Opinion: Does God love homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people? Is it time for the 21st-


Youngstown friends took different path

Opinion: Shortly after publishing my March column on the six young men involved in shooting into a house full


Would Dr. King be pleased today?

Opinion: Where were you on April 4, 1968? I was a sophomore at East High School, and I, like the rest of


Shootings near YSU raise many questions

Opinion: Six young men under the age of 23. Six young men, whose bad judgment and poor choices will alter


Black history makers in Valley’s past, present

Opinion: Black History Month is under way, and school districts throughout the country will be swamped with


Youngstown NAACP facing changes

Opinion: It’s a new year, and the local chapter of the nation’s oldest civil-rights organization will


Be sure to take a look at these December events

Opinion: Don’t let the cold breezes — aka The Hawk — and snowy streets stop you from attending some important December events.