Category: Commentary

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney — As the leader of a national women’s organization, there are only rare moments each year when I don’t view the world without considering how events pertain to women, their families, and impact their quality of life.  Although it’s taken far too long, the pendulum of justice is beginning a […]

George E. Curry The United States Supreme Court has always been reluctant to take on the issue of race with any sensitivity toward Blacks. In its famous Dred Scott decision, Justice Roger B. Taney, writing for the majority in 1857, said Blacks, had been “regarded as beings of an inferior order and altogether unfit to […]

Willie Jolley Pat Mesiti is one of Australia’s top wealth creation strategist, motivational speakers and trainers.  He is a millionaire entrepreneur, international bestselling author and mindset expert, who focuses on self-development and accelerated mental and emotional transformation.  For more than 35 years, Pat Mesiti has worked with and shared the stage with speakers such as […]

Marian Wright Edelman Three years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., where a lone 20-year-old gunman wielding an assault weapon snuffed out 26 child and teacher lives, our nation has done shamefully little to protect children instead of guns. Last week, more than 10,000 people attended more than 100 Orange Walks […]

George E. Curry Politicians and would-be politicians running for president can’t have it both ways: They can’t filibuster while refusing to answer direct questions during televised debates and then complain about not having enough time to talk.  Judging by the blatant lies they told during the recent CNBC debate, they should have far less time […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams, President of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. TriceEdney — I watched the final Republican debates of 20015 in shock and awe! It’s recognized, especially when appealing to the party’s base, that most of the positions of the candidates are more akin to throwing raw meat to wild animals than […]

Elijah Cummings Each year, during the holiday season, we should commend the families, faith institutions and other organizations who, year round, give generously of their time, talents and finances to help the “least of these” in our community. This also is the time when our shared humanity should encourage all of us to do whatever […]

Donna Edwards Since coming to Congress, I have made it a priority to visit prisons and jails across Maryland to better understand the challenges facing this underserved and often forgotten population. Earlier this year, I visited the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup to meet with incarcerated individuals taking classes at Goucher College. They are part […]

John R. Hawkins III Protecting the people of the United States from and defeating an organization such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL, is only made more difficult and dangerous for those charged with accomplishing the mission, when rhetoric such as that calling for the “…total and complete shutdown of […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams, President of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. TriceEdney — A wise sage once said, “A lie can run around the world before the truth has gotten its shoes on.”  Assessing the performance of Republican presidential candidates in the current campaign,” I can only assume that those responsible for their […]

Dr. Natasha C. Pratt-Harris During Melvin Williams’ (“Little Melvin”) home going service on Saturday December 12th, 2015, the Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant shared a story about a woman who needed help to find her son who went missing during a blizzard. She turned to law enforcement and the community to find him. She was […]

George E. Curry In arguably the most important civil rights case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this term – a case that could ban or limit the consideration of race in public employment, government contracting and higher education – Clarence Thomas, the lone Black justice, was silent. Of the justices hearing the case, only […]