Although death is inevitable for all of us, there is often a stigma around talking about it at our dinner tables NNPA NEWSWIRE — Part of the reason African Americans are often overtreated at the end of life relates to our experiences being denied care by a racist healthcare system. We may ask for and […]
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Op-ed: Charter Schools have contributed to education equality and saved lives
Angela Sailor, a vice president of The Heritage Foundation, a leading national think tank based in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Photo) By Angela Sailor For African Americans, learning and knowledge has been—and continues to be—the drumline of survival and success. Enslaved black families knew this. It’s why they risked severe punishment by breaking laws that forbid […]
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TBE#7 – Coronavirus rescue plan must be big, bold and transformative
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #7 February 18, 2020 Coronavirus Rescue Plan Must Be Big, Bold And Transformative Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League ”President Joe Biden has inherited an even worse situation than our nation faced back in 2009: a national health […]
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If Black History is American History, treat it as such
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume In 1926, Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson launched “Negro History Week.” Celebrated during the second week of February, it was designed to promote the study of African American contributions to the United States. Fifty years later, in 1976, President Gerald Ford helped establish […]
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Op-ed: Children belong in school and DCPS has shown that they can be safely Children Belong in School and DCPS Has Shown That They Can Be Safely
(By Phuttharak_Shutterstock_1779117098) By Cassandra Matthews After a very difficult year for our city, DC Public Schools (DCPS) is starting to reopen school buildings for students. As the grandmother of three school-aged children, I could not be happier. Children belong in school. And DCPS has shown they can do it safely. My five-year-old grandson, Mahri, attends […]
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Op-ed: Lessons from Black History Demand DC Statehood
(Photo/Aliaksey Dobrolinski_Shutterstock) By Ericka Taylor and Laura Williamson Over the past year, we have borne witness, in our home of Washington, D.C. and across the nation, to remarkable engagement in American democracy in the face of great odds. As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s an especially good time to pause and reflect on the history Black people are making in our democracy […]
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Guest Column: The key to addressing racial health disparities
Earl D. Fowlkes, Jr. is president and CEO of the Center for Black Equity. This piece originally ran in the International Business Times. (Courtesy Photo) By Earl D. Fowlkes, Jr I’ve spent my career fighting for vulnerable patients, especially people of color. So I was ecstatic to hear about a new initiative from dozens of […]
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Tell the whole story during Black History Month
Ronna McDaniel is chair of the Republican National Committee. Follow her on Twitter @GOPChairwoman. By Ronna McDaniel Black History Month is the time where the nation honors and celebrates the contributions of Black Americans and Black American culture in the United States. This year, I challenge other working Conservative moms, and all these so-called “woke” […]
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Op-ed: Trump Impeachment 2: The Do-Over
In this image from video, Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks after the Senate reached a deal to skip witness testimony during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (Senate Television via AP) By Belinda D. Mpagazehe I have […]
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COMMENTARY: What a difference a day makes
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, media contributor and educator. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com (Photo/NNPA) By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor It took only one day, one inauguration, for the shift between pessimism and optimism. Just one day […]
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OP-ED: Where we go from here
(Photo courtesy NNPA) By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW A month into a tumultuous start of a new year, a new year following the most chaotic year in America that any living person can remember, I am seeing signs that the work in the streets and in our hospitals and at our voting booths far and […]
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Op-ed: The Warning Bells in Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) The Warning Bells in Trump’s Impeachment Trial By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s defenders are shameless. And that makes them dangerous. It has only been a month since a mob enraged by Trump’s lies about the […]
