Dr. Kaye Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead When I was 13-years-old, my teacher made us memorize the Preamble to the Constitution. I used to read it every night, and early on, I believed that the words and the sentiment applied to everyone. I Was The People. My father, a Vietnam war era veteran […]
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From the Jackson/Mitchell Files: More About Our Fight for Freedom
Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell III, (center), Rep. Kweisi Mfume (far left), Chief Judge Lewyn S. Garrett (right) and Sen. Michael Bowen Mitchell, Sr. (second from right) and others. (Courtesy Photo) By Lisa Mitchell Sennaar It is our responsibility to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Our ancestors told us that eternal vigilance was the […]
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Baltimore’s Potential First Couple: Bob and Carolyn Wallace
Bob Wallace,Independent Mayoral Candidate for Baltimore City. (Courtesy Photo) By Linda G. Morris When Carolyn Green left her East Baltimore home, bound for the University of Pennsylvania, little did she know she would meet fellow South Baltimorean Robert (Bob) Wallace. Bob is one of five boys born to Leon and Irene Curry Wallace. Carolyn, one […]
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‘Native Son’ Brandon Scott
Cody Dorsey, left, with Mayoral Candidate Brandon Scott. (Courtesy Photo) By Cody L. Dorsey Baltimoreans have spent the last five years, since the in-police custody injury that caused Freddie Gray’s death, reforming policing and reimagining what our city can be. Our leaders have sought to bring businesses and jobs to our communities, and those communities […]
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Op-Ed: Project Community Connect Supports Those Struggling to Afford Basic Needs
By Rosie Allen-Herring The impact of COVID-19 has deepened the economic hardship for residents in the DMV area. Prior to the pandemic, many residents were living paycheck to paycheck, but were not eligible for assistance because their household income did not fall below Federal Poverty Guidelines. In fact, our recent ALICE (Asset, Limited, Income Constrained, […]
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Poll Results: Black Women Are Fired Up, Ready to Cast Their Vote
Glynda C. Carr (Courtesy Photo) New Poll Shows Black Women Are Fired Up For Change and Ready To Cast Their Vote By Glynda C. Carr (TriceEdneyWire.com) – With November 3rd less than a month a way, Black women voters hold a huge stake in this year’s election. With the first Black woman vying for the […]
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COMMENTARY: Sounding Increasingly Desperate, Trump Attacks Black Congresswoman at Minnesota Rally
Representative, Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaking at a Hillary for MN event at the U of MN, October 2018. (Photo: Lorie Shaull / Wikimedia Commons) By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor As the 2020 campaign for the White House enters the final stretch, President Donald Trump is looking and sounding increasingly desperate. After a debate […]
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TBE#41 – Trump Turns His Back On Struggling Americans, Small Businesses, State And Local Governments
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #41 October 8, 2020 Trump Turns His Back On Struggling Americans, Small Businesses, State And Local Governments Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Today’s failure to deliver badly needed fiscal assistance to cities of all shapes and sizes […]
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Op-ed: “Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings”
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Millions of Americans have turned out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians—often Black people—at the hands of law enforcement. If we want our demands for […]
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Op-Ed: Black Lives Matter: Final Living Eulogy to John Lewis
Chief Niles R. Ford (Twitter Photo) By Chief Niles R. Ford This year (2020) has been a significant year of loss amongst historic African-American leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Towering figures of strength, compassion and moral character; like Reverend Joseph Lowery who along with Dr. Martin Luther King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. […]
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Healthcare, Civil Rights at Stake With Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Republicans’ rush to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the election is a terrible threat to Black people’s civil rights and the health of our communities. In her 27 years […]
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The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail
Ray Curry is the Secretary-Treasurer of UAW. (Photo/uaw.org) By Ray Curry America’s Postal service has been an essential institution that has connected every one of us as Americans even before we were a nation independent of Great Britain. Benjamin Franklin was appointed our first Postmaster General in 1775. This democratic treasure, which has proven as […]