Category: OPINION

When most people think of meditation they think of the stereotype of a cross-legged person repeating “om” over and over. However, meditation is a relaxation, visualization, and breathing exercise all combined. I nearly fell asleep the first time I meditated. When we go to sleep, our breathing slows down and the body becomes fully relaxed. […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney – I’m often amused by interviews aired on late-night TV questioning the average citizen’s knowledge of a particular subject.  Although amused by some of the answers given to basic civic questions, I’m appalled and saddened by individuals who cannot correctly name the current U.S. Vice-President or answer equally simple questions.  It’s […]

Elijah Cummings On August 6, principled Americans of every background commemorated the 51st anniversary of that historic day in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.  With a few strokes of his ceremonial pen, the President joined a bipartisan congressional majority in affirming every American’s right to vote as […]

If something or some activity is therapeutic it’s generally good for you. From my foxhole, education fits into that definition. You do not have to be on the receiving end of the education for it to be therapeutic for you. You can be the one providing the education. The education provided or received does not […]

Eight Baltimore city council members voted against Councilperson Mary Pat Clarke’s $15 minimum wage an hour bill and one abstained to defeat her bill. They agreed with Donald C. Fry, head of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, while in the past has said that she will sign the bill if it passes the […]

After reading the 164-page Justice Department report on the Baltimore Police Department, it is surprising that street rebellions didn’t occur sooner in Baltimore. George E. Curry The report is a stinging assessment of the police department’s policies and practices that concluded: “there is reasonable cause to believe that BPD engages in a pattern or practice […]

Lee A. Daniels Donald Trump and his mob of supporters continue to show they’re happiest when wallowing in the cesspool of human behavior. Who would have thought a candidate for the American presidency would within two weeks label the coming election as “rigged,” imply his opponent for the office should be assassinated, and accuse the […]

Marian Wright Edelman Do your children love the books on their summer reading lists? Are your children reading about diverse cultures and books that reflect their experience or history? Children of color are now a majority of all public school students and will soon be a majority of all children in America yet children’s books […]

Sometimes when I think of where America stands as it relates to race relations, I’m reminded of a marriage in crisis. The root of the problem is this: One spouse is committed to making the marriage work, while the other is resistant to, or non-committal about the eventual outcome. Unless there is mediation or divine […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney — Protestations regarding the value of Black Lives have become increasingly common in the public dialogue.  The simple phrase, “Black Lives Matter,” has generated praise from that segment of society that has suffered countless race-based indignities and condemned by those who, in my opinion, are too blind or obstinate to […]

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. […]