By Ben Jealous A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when freedom […]
Category: Opinion
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The Moore Report: the best baseball players and all center fielders in the league
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Pardon my name dropping, but I mentioned to Adam Jones in a Zoom meeting the other day that all my favorite […]
Posted inEditorial
Thanksgiving, And Real Thanks
By: Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper This week, most of us continue to observe a tradition which started back in 1621, when the Indians […]
Posted inCommentary
Dear Black America: stop accepting equitable and demand equity
By Khalid Rudo Smith, Word in Black For some time, we’ve all held our breath as a tech billionaire, who made questionable moral compass attempts in the past, has purchased […]
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Social media and Black youth: can positive affirmations curb the impact?
By Megan Kirk, Word in Black Social media has changed the landscape of the world and some believe it’s not for the greater good. While social media provides an outlet […]
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Editorial: Black People and Black Friday
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper First, let’s remind everyone that “Black Friday” has nothing to do with Black People. “Black” represents the color […]
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Commentary: Justice 40…for the greater good
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The passage of national legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Chips and Science Act and […]
Posted inOPINION
Why high school students don’t need the SAT anymore
By Akil Bello and Harry Feder College admissions is undergoing a sea change. The pandemic accelerated the already fast-moving trend of colleges reconsidering the value of SAT and ACT scores […]
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Op-Ed: What Will It Take to Get More People Reading in This Country?
By Brittany Selah Lee-Bey With 130 million adults in the U.S. struggling to read and more than half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 (54%) reading below […]
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Tell the Supreme Court: we still need affirmative action
By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most […]
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Shop small this holiday season
By Stephen D. Umberger, District Director, SBA Baltimore Leaves are turning, temperatures are falling, and to-do lists are growing. Our thoughts turn to family gatherings and holiday traditions. It’s time […]
Posted inNational News
To Be Equal #44: Rev. Calvin Butts Took His Ministry To The Streets
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League “Reverend Butts worked more effectively than any other leader at the intersection of power, politics, and faith in New York. […]