In the past six months, congressional Republicans have illustrated just how little they consider the needs of the women and families they were elected to represent. Despite peddling a deeply […]
Category: Commentary
Paid Family Leave is Under Attack
On Oct. 10, the D.C. Council is set to revisit the issue of Paid Family Leave, just 7 months after the Universal Paid Family Leave Act (UPFLA) became law in […]
Is this America? Kharon Davis, Held for Ten Years in a Jail Cell without a Trial
Trice Edney Communications– “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the […]
Our Continuing Fight for Hope and Opportunity
Captivated, depressed and alarmed by the almost daily outrages of President Trump and his Administration, Americans could be tempted to forget that Congress – not the President – is the […]
Build Statues to Real Equality
Statues are symbols that recognize great people and deeds throughout our nation’s history. Many of the Confederate statues interspersed throughout our country were erected during the height of Jim Crow […]
Still Striving for the Promised Land
Fifty-four years ago on Aug. 28, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim his dream – of a nation where everyone is […]
Is the Foreclosure Crisis Really Over?
No. While there are fewer foreclosures than there were some years ago, we are far from out of the woods. In fact, Maryland is one of the top foreclosure states with […]
The Confederate Problem
When our nation is defined by images of White supremacists, we have a serious problem How do we want to define our country? That is the question that has been […]
Sensory Gardening Stimulating Seniors
Last year my company was contracted to install an indoor edible herb garden at a senior living facility in Frederick, Md. Nearby, setting on a couch in the activity room […]
This Is Why I Partnered with Airbnb to Engage Communities of Color
The history of housing in America is a history of discrimination. Even as people of color have made strides in countless other areas of American life, home ownership—and the intergenerational […]
Moving Beyond Monuments
(Updated 8/29/2017) Residents across Baltimore —and throughout our state — awoke to the news that the city’s confederate monuments had been taken down overnight. Days later, we learned that the […]
Still Striving for the Promised Land
Fifty-four years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim his dream – of a nation where everyone is judged “not […]