Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has one hell of a nerve. In an image that has gone viral, she put her finger in President Obama’s face, apparently lecturing him about something […]
Author Archives: Julianne Malveaux
African Americans Lose, White Others Gain
The unemployment rate is falling for the third month in a row, and in December about 200,000 private sector jobs were created. The monthly unemployment report from the Bureau of […]
Julianne Malveaux…Robert Champion: Drum Major for Change
Most parents of college students look forward to December, when their students come home for the holidays. Some are so excited to see their offspring home that they actually come […]
When a Child Kills Himself: Bullying and its Consequences
I hope you watched “Extreme Home Makeover” on Dec. 2 as I did. For me it was an opportunity of pride, as Bennett student Dominique Walker was featured, with her […]
Stop the Violence Against Women
The Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held its annual Sisterhood Luncheon Nov. 6, and I was privileged and honored to be the keynote speaker. A […]
To the Occupy Movement: What Do You Want?
The Occupy Wall Street movement is now one month old. The protests have spilled over from their initial Wall Street site to Washington, D.C., Miami, and, according to the Occupy […]
Much Ado About Nuttin’
In the wake of President Obama’s address to the Congressional Black Caucus, there are those who are making much ado about nothing, including the accusation that, by dropping his “g’s” […]
King Out of Context Just Fix It!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was anything but an “arrogant twit.” Yet Dr. Maya Angelou called it entirely correctly when she said that one of the quotes engraved on the […]
A Dream Both Realized and Deferred
If one were to look up “tenacity” in a dictionary, one might well simply search for logo of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, or a photograph of the MLK Memorial Foundation’s […]
Racing Toward The Bottom
While a Department of Education program embraces “a race to the top,” our nation’s current stance toward our 14 million officially unemployed people represents nothing less than a race to […]
Deep Enough, Far Enough, or Just Too Much?
(NNPA) – President Barack Obama has proposed a 2012-2013 budget that is, at best, politically pragmatic. Responding to the Republican sway in Congress, he has decided to impose a set […]
Is There Really a Deficit Crisis?
(TEWire) – In the wake of the State of the Union Address there is likely to be much partisan conversation about the direction of our nation. President Obama will address […]