Category: OPINION

What are G.M.O.s?  Genetically Modified Organism (G.M.O.) is the result of laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal.  Genes may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or human and are known also as “transgenic” organisms. Cathy Allen G.M.O. […]

It may not be scripture but it sure is true: “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” People clearly haven’t enough on their minds to keep them busy when they are shooting and killing like it’s the Wild West. There used to be a time when these kinds of things took place primarily in the […]

In July, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn announced the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received the green light to advance the $27 million North Avenue Rising project to revitalize a five-mile stretch of North Avenue in Baltimore City – a key transit corridor in Governor Larry Hogan’s BaltimoreLink transit plan. Governor Hogan unveiled BaltimoreLink in […]

George E. Curry Most of the relatives on my mother’s side migrated from Tuscaloosa, Ala. to Johnson City, Tenn., where my oldest aunt, Julia Mae Cousin, established roots after she was married. Growing up, I divided my summers between Johnson City and Reform, Ala., where my father’s relatives are anchored.  Because I spent so much […]

Since Donald Trump effectively won the Republican Party nomination by winning the New York primary in May, keeping up with every outrageous statement and small lie and Big Lie he utters has become even more difficult.  Lee A. Daniels Instead of becoming “more presidential,” as he and his aides promised then, he’s become more demagogic […]

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Last week, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rebuked the North Carolina legislature for acting with “discriminatory intent” in passing restrictions on the right to vote that “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision.” The decision came as we celebrated the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act […]

Susan K. Smith In Columbus, Ohio, two African American police officers filed formal complaints against a white police officer, charging that this White officer made racial slurs and threatened to kill them. It took the Columbus Police Department a year to investigate the charges, but when the investigation was completed, the White officer was not […]

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Support for Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby (August 5, 2016) Claims of police brutality or misconduct are not unwarranted and should not be seen as egregious, much like complaints against a teacher or a medical doctor or a politician. What is highly problematic is that police brutality and […]

TriceEdney — It’s been said that if a lie is told loudly and often enough, it will stand as the truth.  Just as many people believe that no lie can stand the test of time and that truth will ultimately prevail.  Recent decisions from several courts in different locations have confirmed my belief that no […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit made a historic civil rights statement last week. Judge Diana Gribbon Motz’s unanimous decision invalidated North Carolina’s controversial voter law, that among other things, added impediments to voting including requiring certain types of so called “official” forms of voter identification before people could cast their […]

When I rose to support the Democratic Party’s Platform at our National Convention in Philadelphia last week, I could not help thinking of my family’s long and continuing march from the fields of South Carolina through the factories of Baltimore – and onward toward the “One America” that should be every American’s dream. Elijah Cummings […]

Let’s not wait until Nov. 7 to plan for Nov. 8 (the last day to cast your ballot). Who knows, you may want to plan to take some folks with you to the polls. That takes planning. Remember you can always vote early. John R. Hawkins III Remember this: A provision of the Voting Rights […]