Category: Commentary

Cathy Allen Did you know that Maryland’s largest commercial industry is agriculture? Producing billions of dollars annually in revenue for the state and employing over 350,000 people. But the average consumers in Maryland are not buying locally and not buying fresh from their local farmers. Today, Maryland has 100 farms over 7,679 acres of land […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney — No one in her or his right mind would expect to leave home and not return alive. Those engaged in warfare and in other special circumstances may contradict this; but, under normal conditions, people expect to return home in the same or better condition as when they left home. […]

Rep. Elijah Cummings Most Americans already grasp this truth, but it bears repeating.  Our families will not be as safe from gun violence as they should be until our National Days of Action for Gun Violence Protection are translated into more effective legislation that better protects us every day of the year. Reflecting their support […]

Echelon Knoxx is a Washington, D.C native, who is changing the game with his “conscious” lyrics and catchy beats. I once heard the question asked: “When did you first fall in love with hip hop?” For me, it was when I heard “Reminisce,” by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth. I will never forget that feeling […]

John R. Hawkins III Now that Independence Day, the 4th of July, has passed, what are our thoughts about it? Are they how much fun was had and how great a time we enjoyed?  Are our thoughts about what we did not do and wish we had done?  Maybe we are wishing the weather was […]

Saschane M. Stephenson On June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States provided a small, yet meaningful win for affirmative action in Fisher v. University of Texas.  Affirmative action strategies are intended to improve education and employment opportunities for historically-excluded groups. But, opponents have relentlessly advanced the argument that such actions violate the 14th […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney—A week ago, I traveled with an associate to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With 13 and 1/2 hours travel each way and a brief stay, we completed the trip in less than 48 hours.  With great joy, we returned to Dulles Airport with one additional person, the Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy. In cooperation […]

George E. Curry In many instances, the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action ruling upholding the University of Texas’s affirmative action program was overshadowed by a same-day order overturning President Obama’s executive order to ease illegal immigrants’ path to U.S. citizenship. World News Tonight With David Muir, while leading its broadcast with the immigration decision, didn’t […]

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.”  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (June 30, 2016) TriceEdney – By 1960, the Civil Rights Movement had gained significant momentum.  It seemed as though most of “Thinking […]

Marian Wright Edelman Dear Sir, I am writing to you concerning a problem we have. 5 yrs. ago my husband and I were married here in the District. We then returned to Va. to live. My husband is White, I am part negro, and part indian. At the time we did not know there was […]

Cathy Allen A few years ago, I was doing some research on how Maryland was leading the charge when it came to sustainable building practices and stumbled across millions of dollars in the form of: grants, loans, tax incentives, tax waivers and rebates from federal, state and local agencies for property owners and home buyers […]