As a college student I am disappointed to see such a plethora of articles pertaining to most recent incidents of racial discrimination and misunderstanding in 21st century America today. One of these issues includes voting rights. Here in North Carolina, where I go to school, the legislature wants to decrease the voting period from approximately […]
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Julian Dawkins: A Local “Trayvon Martin Case”
Many Black Alexandrians are calling it “our local Trayvon Martin case.” And, they won’t rest until they get “Justice for Julian.” The promising 22-year-old Julian Dawkins, a driver for PBS’ Newshour, was shot and killed May 22 in the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive, apparently after an argument with off-duty Arlington County Sherriff’s Deputy Craig […]
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Struggling, But Not Forgotten
While America’s economy continues to recover, we should not forget those of our neighbors who are struggling. Wall Street is reaching record levels and housing values are increasing. Yet, far too many Americans – many in our own community – continue to face the loss of their homes. Nationally, U.S. foreclosure activity fell to a […]
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Charniele Herring’s Virginia Charge
Del. Charniele Herring has traveled around this country, but the first African American woman to chair the Democratic Party of Virginia says, “I just love Virginia; it’s been very good to me,” Ironic words coming from this great-great-granddaughter of a Lynchburg slave who today leads the state’s political party that once upheld segregation in the […]
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A New Crusade, 50 Years After Children Helped Defuse ‘Bombingham’
“Daddy,” the boy said, “I don’t want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will sneak off … For, you see, I’m not doing this only because I want to be free. I’m doing it also because I want freedom for you and Mama, and […]
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Where Are the Good Men?
Where are all the good men at in today’s world? They have always been around, but seem to be hard to find for some women. The fact is, women are looking in the wrong places. They complain about men more than anything else. Whether it’s about not spending enough time together or sitting around the […]
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A Presumption of Guilt
After serving 42 years in an Arizona prison for a crime he didn’t commit, a 58-year-old man was finally released this April. When Louis Taylor was just 16, he ventured out of his comfort zone to try a happy hour advertised by an upscale Tucson hotel, a typical foray for an adventurous teenage boy. Unfortunately, […]
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Gholish Gosnell: Black on Black Crime?
A Philadelphia prosecutor called it a “house of horrors.” But it was no amusement day at Hershey Park for the unsuspecting women who entered the Women’s Medical Society in West Philly for more than 15 years. In fact, one Black conservative group called the frightening atrocities and crimes that occurred against vulnerable poor women, “Black […]
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Class of 2013: Courage, Choice and Compassion
“Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are…for all the land that you see I will give to you.” Genesis 13: 14-15 University commencement season is a time of high hopes and great celebration. I was again reminded of that when I delivered the commencement address at Huston-Tillotson (HT) University in […]
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New Wall Street Threat to Homeownership
Private-equity firms, hedge funds and other Wall Street investors are seeking to develop a Real Estate Owned (REO)–to–Rent Securitization Market with the blessing of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. A year ago, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on rental of REO owned by the banks they supervise […]
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‘I Have a Secret’
I have a terrible confession to get off my chest. Up to this point, I have been fairly successful in hiding this but I believe the time has come to clear the air. I even tried to keep this from the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, which comes as close to walking on water as […]
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Race in the DMV races
Post-racial politics? The issue of race in 2014, particularly in the local Democratic primaries, is already a determining factor. The rapidly changing demographics in the DMV—D.C., Maryland and Virginia—are not only redrawing the landscape but also restrucuturing the political playing fields. And all are reading those color-coded 2012 election results like tea leaves. Take a […]
