Category: OPINION

As residents of Baltimore City enter polling places to cast their ballots, this week and next, they will likely have already made up their minds about who they will vote in favor of for the office of President, Mayor, City Council President, Council Member, and Comptroller.    However, one portion of the ballot is often […]

Marc H. Morial “No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live.  Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined.”       – The […]

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. This country has made remarkable progress on civil rights over our history. We’ve moved from slavery to segregation to equal rights under the law. African-Americans have gained the right to vote, the right to equal employment opportunity. Open racism has become increasingly unacceptable. Gays and lesbians have progressed toward equal rights. […]

George E. Curry I have written about Bill O’Reilly, a/k/a “Bill O’Racist,” in the past and his proclivity to distort the facts when discussing African Americans. Well, he’s at it again.  On one of his recent shows on Fox News, he asked, “Don’t you think most African-Americans know there are super predators among their ethnic group? Don’t they know […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams Trice Edney – Like me, many of my friends are enthusiasts of history and historical facts.  When possible, we’ll sit and dissect what we understand of historical events and how they have shaped our current circumstance.  When lacking completely factual information, we may speculate, but rarely do we entertain theories that […]

Ben Jealous, Former President of the NAACP This has been a bad week for civility in the Democratic Party. So far, only one candidate seems to be learning the lesson.  That’s not a good thing either. Epithets about women should have no place in our political discourse. Neither should racial stereotypes. I was shocked yesterday […]

(AP Photo/LM Otero) There are unique differences between races and cultures that define us; foods, celebrations, accents, skin color, etc. Unfortunately political parties aren’t as diverse. Minorities want equality in many platforms such as Wall Street, the Academy Awards, schools, government positions, but not political parties. Minorities, specifically African Americans, have been voting for the […]

“How did this community get this way: so cold, so distance, and so hostile?,” an elderly man asked me one day while I was buying coffee. When I’m walking back to my job teaching students at Arlington Elementary School in Northwest Baltimore, I notice several Black men occupying corners. Some have cold in their eyes, […]

Congressman Elijah Cummings As I consider the consequences for our future during this critical election year, it is no overstatement to observe that our future will be on the ballots that will be cast on Election Day this November just as surely as will be the candidates for office. The virtually nonstop television coverage of […]

George E. Curry While our attention was focused last week on Bill Clinton becoming unhinged while defending his indefensible crime bill and insulting the Black Lives Matter Movement in the process, Wells Fargo and billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson were demonstrating how the wealthy escape personal responsibility when they misbehave badly.  In the case of […]

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. On April 4, we celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King even as we marked the 48th anniversary of his assassination. On April 5, voters went the polls in the Wisconsin primaries, but a new raft of voter suppression laws insured that the results were skewed. One of Dr. King’s […]

Marc H. Morial “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white–separate and unequal. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement apart can be reversed. Choice is still possible. Our principal task is to define that choice and to press for a national resolution … will require a commitment to national […]