Category: OPINION

At a time when there is so much doubt about the future and apprehension about the global economy, it is refreshing and reassuring to millions of people across America and throughout the world to witness the steadfastness of leadership that daily exudes from the First Lady of the United States of America. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson […]

My earliest years were spent in a row house near Baltimore’s waterfront. It should hardly be surprising, therefore, that our maritime tradition and the opportunities offered by the maritime professions became closely associated in my thinking. After all, it was right here, working in Baltimore’s shipyards, that Frederick Douglass planned and perfected his journey to […]

Al Sharpton has patterned his career so closely after the Jesse Jackson model that he could be justifiably charged with identity theft. Like Jackson, he began wearing a Martin Luther King medallion around his neck. Like Jackson, he started his own civil rights organization. Like Jackson, he ran for president of the United States. Like […]

The Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held its annual Sisterhood Luncheon Nov. 6, and I was privileged and honored to be the keynote speaker. A cloud hovered over the luncheon though, and the media was there to talk about it. Four Delta women have been raped in the Dallas-Fort Worth […]

The Occupy Wall Street movement has captured the imagination of the world. We now have Occupy Tokyo, Occupy Berlin, Occupy Mexico, Occupy Australia, Occupy Brazil, Occupy Denmark, Occupy Asia and even Occupy Antarctica. But where are the young people of African descent and why are their voices silent? On Nov. 19, people of African descent are being encouraged to join […]

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. – Genesis 4:8 In Biblical times, Cain slew Abel. Today, another Cain — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain — can’t put to death the allegations by […]

We are witnessing the greatest assault on democracy in over a century. Millions of Black Americans will head to the polls one year from now and realize their right to vote is under siege. On the heels of the 2008 election and unprecedented turnout in the Black community, right wing lawmakers seized control of state […]

Movies can be great teachers. Particular phrases or scenes often stay with us long after hearing or seeing them, providing meaning or application beyond what was intended. An early scene in the light hearted classic western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a case in point. In that scene the Sundance Kid is portrayed […]

“The Economy Stupid” were the words on the now famous sign in successful presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s 1992 war room. Today that sign should be in the war rooms of all candidates — from those seeking the presidency down to those running for local office. And right below it should be three words, “Jobs, Jobs, […]

This week, as I was preparing to speak at “One Year Out,” a kickoff rally for President Obama’s reelection campaign in Maryland, I could not help but recall my extraordinary privilege, four years ago, of leading then Sen. Barack Obama’s 2008 Maryland Presidential Campaign. Yet, the most compelling image elevating my thinking was of another […]