Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney – It’s Women’s History Month, and we should be celebrating accomplishments of women, but things aren’t improving for women in poverty. Black women are disappointed […]
Category: Commentary
In Praise of Black Women in the Military
John R. Hawkins III Historic and heroic service of women in the US military has been a little publicized fact dating from the Revolutionary War service of Deborah Samson to […]
Ladies, Embrace Your Natural Hair
My dear Black queens, why do you hide your natural curls under a weave? Why do you relax your hair to be straight? Akira Kyles Every Black woman should embrace […]
Flint’s Disposable Poor Children
Marian Wright Edelman America’s political blame game continues while children continue to suffer life-impairing harm. The nation was riveted this week as Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency […]
Do Black Organizations Really Have our Backs?
“Nonstop Aiding and Abetting in Corrupt Practices.” James Clingman (March 20, 2016) While Black people are bogged down in shallow and meaningless political discourse, our vaunted Black organizations continue to […]
Obama’s Foreign Policy has Moved us Toward Reason
Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. As Barack Obama’s presidency counts down its last months, amid the raucous babble of the Republican presidential debate, people are beginning to realize how much we […]
‘Reverse Robin Hood’ Pummels the Poor
George E. Curry While you were focusing on the antics of Donald Trump and young people “feeling the Bern,” Republicans at the state and federal level were stepping up their […]
Lessons from Women’s History for 2016
Rep. Elijah Cummings During Women’s History Month this year, the leadership of the National Women’s History Project urges all Americans to learn from the women in public service and government […]
Closing of Baltimore’s Belvedere Shopping Center Hurts Locals
There are 407 people who live in the area of Loch Raven and Belvedere in Baltimore who no longer have ready access to needed food and supplies. That’s because of […]
Making the Right Choice from the Medicare Menu
Choosing your Medicare benefits can be very confusing whether you are a seasoned recipient or you are preparing to enroll for the first time. Your Medicare choices should involve some […]
From Cuba to Hawaii to Cuba, The Place To Be This Month
On Dec. 17, 2014, President Obama made the historic announcement that the United States was about to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba and eliminate some of the harsh sanctions imposed […]
SPECIAL ED FOR DONALD TRUMP
Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney—I was a teacher. Among other things, I taught Special Education. I’ve always been told “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” so I decided to give […]