Category: Commentary

Marian Wright Edelman Transforming movements towards social justice depend on the work of a core group of committed and persistent and not always frontline soldiers – women and men who seize the moment and choose to stand up for what is right. My beloved friend and longtime Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) board member Winifred Green, […]

Lee A. Daniels With last week’s primary in New Hampshire, this year’s momentous presidential contest has now begun in earnest. At last, the political world has actual votes in actual ballot boxes to focus on. But looming behind all the critical issues of policy and process that are — and are not – going to […]

George E. Curry Now that we have gotten the first two political anomalies out of the way en route to electing a new president – mostly White Iowa and New Hampshire – the primaries and caucuses are moving to states that are more representative of a diverse America and the outcomes will be heavily influenced […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney—I listen to the news about the 2016 Presidential election religiously. What amazes me is that so many have just discovered that Blacks and Latinos will play such a decisive role in the 2016 election.  Didn’t we do that in 2008, 2012 and many other elections? Okay, so Blacks and Latinos […]

Troye Bullock I love this time of year. As things start fresh, I have the chance to think about the exciting things coming in the New Year, as well as reflect on the ways the people here in D.C. have shaped my path. As a D.C. native, I grew in the communities that I will […]

George E. Curry Despite Cam Newton leading the Carolina Panthers to a 15-1 record during the regular reason and two playoff victories en route to his being selected the NFL’s Most Valuable Player and six Black QBs playing in the Super Bowl, Black quarterbacks are still routinely subjected to a double-standard by fans and the […]

Elijah Cummings In the Congress, at the White House, and the state governments of our nation, we are seriously considering the best approaches to reforming a criminal justice system that most Americans –Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike—would agree imprisons too many Americans for too long at too great a cost. As I write, there are […]

John R. Hawkins III Eliminating a cancer of Africa, the terrorist group of Boko Haram, is a global necessity and has been recognized as such by President Barack Obama. For the complete elimination of a cancer to be successful, it is not enough to simply remove it; but, the host body must be prepared such […]

Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson speaks to supporters at his campaign’s caucus night rally, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Carson came in a distant fourth place in the Monday Iowa caucuses with 10 percent, behind Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Carson, […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney — There’s little question that parenting is a more complex endeavor than it ever was.  The goal of most conscientious parents is to create as many options for opportunity and success as possible for their child(ren).  Consistent with that goal is the additional objective of developing that child into an […]

Charlotte James While we are often reminded that big business can be bad, we rarely acknowledge that when leveraged for good, big and small business are essential in reviving any struggling city. We are often led to believe that the non-profit and private sectors are diametrically opposed when in reality, the relationship between the two […]