Category: OPINION

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. As Barack Obama’s presidency counts down its last months, amid the raucous babble of the Republican presidential debate, people are beginning to realize how much we will miss Obama’s leadership. He has served with dignity and grace, increasingly rare attributes in American politics. His family has exhibited the values that Americans […]

George E. Curry While you were focusing on the antics of Donald Trump and young people “feeling the Bern,” Republicans at the state and federal level were stepping up their attacks on the poor.  When I was covering Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign, he had a term for this kind of callous behavior by elected […]

Rep. Elijah Cummings During Women’s History Month this year, the leadership of the National Women’s History Project urges all Americans to learn from the women in public service and government who have dedicated their lives to “forming a more perfect union.” Theirs is excellent advice. During an often divisive presidential election year, the vision and […]

There are 407 people who live in the area of Loch Raven and Belvedere in Baltimore who no longer have ready access to needed food and supplies. That’s because of the closing of the Belvedere Gardens Shopping, a 55,000-square-foot property which was anchored by a Family Dollar store, a Chinese Food restaurant, and several convenience […]

Choosing your Medicare benefits can be very confusing whether you are a seasoned recipient or you are preparing to enroll for the first time. Your Medicare choices should involve some serious thought before you make your decision. Medicare is a health insurance plan for individuals who are age 65 and a U.S. citizen.  If you […]

On Dec. 17, 2014, President Obama made the historic announcement that the United States was about to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba and eliminate some of the harsh sanctions imposed by the U.S. more than 50 years ago. I was overjoyed. Reasonable people and governments around the world praised the decision. Ben Chavis Jr., president/CEO […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney—I was a teacher.  Among other things, I taught Special Education.  I’ve always been told “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” so I decided to give Donald Trump a little instructional upgrade. Everybody knows that when Trump was asked by a reporter if he would disavow David Duke, he indicated he […]

F. Michael Higginbotham With the Democratic primary season upon us, political pundits have wondered whether Hillary Clinton will enjoy the same enthusiastic support from the African-American community in her presidential bid that President Barack Obama received.  Others have wondered whether she actually deserves the same level of allegiance from African-American voters.  Based upon her campaign […]

BALTIMORE, Md. (July 14, 2015)—Mayor Rawlings-Blake along with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP), and members of the community unveiled her new plan for the city’s recreation centers and pools. (Photo/mayor.baltimorecity.gov) The recreation center is the meeting place for the community, a place to bond, an escape from the outside world.  In Baltimore, an escape […]

Lee A. Daniels Donald Trump is streaming toward the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, scattering the campaign wreckage of the GOP establishment’s once-celebrated paladins, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio – and perhaps the GOP itself – in his wake.  And, while he’s at it, he’s vilely trashing the “old-fashioned” conventions of decency of language […]

George E. Curry Republican Presidential Debate:  Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times  “His challengers should know by now that they can’t beat Donald Trump at mockery, although Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried anyway in Thursday’s two-hour presidential debate. For the second straight Republican debate, civility swiftly gave way to mayhem.”   […]

Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney – A few days ago, we saw our U.S. Supreme Court in action.  Even if you only saw snippets of Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt, a Texas case that threatens to take away a woman’s right to choose what to do with her body, you’ll understand why we need the […]