Category: OPINION

George E. Curry Leave it to Pat Buchanan, a former Richard Nixon speechwriter, to summarize why Whites fear an increasingly diverse United States.  As MediaMatters documented, he appeared May 5 on NPR’s Morning Edition to rant about America no longer looks like the America of his childhood. NPR Host Rachel Martin pressed him on his […]

What does it mean to support your community? As individuals, it’s everything from clearing the snow off your sidewalk to volunteering at your child’s school. For the University of Baltimore, it not only means that our students, faculty and staff are out in neighborhoods across the city, doing all kinds of work – it means […]

Omar Muhammad “Shark Tank,” the television show where entrepreneurs go hoping to get a deal and money for their business offers a perspective of how to get money for your business. This is a guide for everyone who doesn’t make it on to the show. Whether you are just starting out with an idea or […]

George E. Curry Last Saturday, President Obama attended his eighth and final White House Correspondents Dinner as president. Below are my favorite Obama zingers from the night: I do apologize – I know I was a little late tonight. I was running on C.P.T. – (laughter) – which stands for “jokes that White people should […]

Marc H. Moria “We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the underprivileged. Both of these manifestations of injustice have retarded happiness. No […]

Marian Wright Edelman Every day I wear a pair of medallions around my neck with portraits of two of my role models: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. As a child, I read books about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. She and indomitable and eloquent slave woman Sojourner Truth represent countless thousands of anonymous slave […]

George E. Curry Bernie Sanders on Sunday tried to attribute most of his losses to Hillary Clinton – his recent string of victories notwithstanding – to poor people not voting.  “Poor people don’t vote,” he said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “I mean, that’s just a fact. That’s a sad reality of American society.”  What’s […]

Elijah Cummings National Minority Health Month each April is a time when we are called to reflect upon the health of Americans of Color.  This year, a truthful assessment of our progress would be mixed. More African Americans have access to health insurance than ever before.  Yet, being Black in America continues to be a […]

J. Howard Henderson Empowering African Americans, women and other minorities is not just the right thing to do. It’s the smart thing to do. Earlier this month, Baltimore’s powerhouse leaders including Michal Cryor of One Baltimore, Plank Industries’ Demian Costa, B. Cole, founder of Brioxy, Jeff Cherry, executive director of Conscious Ventures Lab, Richard May, chair of Innovation […]

John R. Hawkins III As spring comes into full bloom, colleges across the nation are focusing on their upcoming commencements. They are called commencements because the event celebrating the completion of a course of study is as much a new beginning, prayerfully prepared by the completed course of study. It also brings to mind commissioning […]

Benjamin Jealous Both Representatives Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards are effective, progressive members of Congress who are deeply committed to their constituents.  There’s no question that Congressman Van Hollen could serve Maryland admirably. But only Congresswoman Donna Edwards would bring a unique perspective to a Senate that is often in need of a reality […]