Category: OPINION

For several decades, Washingtonians have been steered to select certain candidates for elected office based on the opinions of editors and reporters of daily newspapers. Never mind the fact that most of the editors and reporters didn’t reside in the District and knew nothing of the struggle of its people other than what they read. […]

Black community, it’s time for some tough decision making. It’s time for an up or down vote to decide the best way to conceptualize, create and configure our communities for both positive and optimal socio-economic and political outcomes. Moreover, it’s time to time for us to promote and demonstrate by example that “more is not […]

More Black Americans need to get “the hook-up.” More of us have to get with the “modernized infrastructure” priorities President Obama classifies as “a national broadband plan” and “new healthcare information technology.” These industries are bellwethers for America’s long-term economic stability and prosperity. Being Internet-enabled provides life-changing benefits. There’s a nationwide push to get the […]

(NNPA) – When the House of Representatives passed health care reform, they made history. Never mind that the victory was a narrow 219-212, with 31 Democrats deserting their party on this vote. Never mind that not a single Republican voted for health care reform. It was about time that the myth of bipartisanship bit the […]

(NNPA) – This week, the National Urban League released the 34th edition of the State of Black America, our annual assessment of the economic and social progress, or lack thereof, within the African-American community. The highlight of the 2010 report is our yearly Equality Index, measuring the status of African Americans, and for the first […]

When I read that Egypt’s Journalist Union had punished two senior Egyptian editors – one a member of the country’s ruling party and the other an expert on Jewish affairs for violating its ban on contacts with Israel – I wondered if Omar Sharif ever thinks of me. My nemesis wasn’t the once-heartthrob Egyptian actor […]

There’s an old saying: “Don’t bring a slingshot to a gunfight.” But that’s just what the Congress appears to be doing with its timid approach to job creation. Last week, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing a $15 billion jobs bill that would hardly make a dent in the depression-era levels of […]

A little bit of wisdom that was shared with me not too long ago: “God gave us a powerful gift – your mind. As you look around at any object, it began as an idea in some one’s mind. Any change of situation begins as a thought.” Indeed there is infinite power in an idea. […]

Recently, I lost a good friend who always encouraged me by his wisdom and his example. The Rev. David Crump excelled in his mastery of that most valuable kind of wisdom —the insights that help us to remain focused squarely upon what is truly important in our lives. At age 42, David was almost young […]