Category: OPINION

By Catherine Pugh I was sitting at a dinner meeting recently that began with a family tradition: before the meal, we bless the food. When the president of the organization finished the invocation, I began thinking about things that once were traditions in many  Black  families– including my own –that don’t occur as often today. […]

By Sharon Williams In less than two years into his first term in office, President Joe Biden has achieved more than any other President in American history. He has been able to do this with the “bottom up middle out” strategy—meaning helping the lower and middle classes first— instead of top-bottom, which typically benefits the […]

By Special to the AFRO For a decade, Baltimore has suffered from too much turnover among its elected and administrative officials.  In the last ten years, we have had four mayors, five police commissioners, three public works directors, and too many other short-term administrators.  The Comptroller and half of the City Council have been in […]

By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO A few nights ago, I attended a showing of “The Woman King,” at the invitation of Paul Coates who invited a theater filled with friends, family, and associates.  I was more than delighted that I had accepted the invitation. I had no expectations and was told by my […]

By Mia B. Russell, Ph.D. Everywhere we turn, we hear about hiring and retention challenges facing business organizations, from the “Great Resignation” to the most recent phenomenon, “quiet quitting.”  Common complaints in all of these workplaces are employee stress, burnout and increasing job demands.  Recent research shows how these symptoms are impacting employees: 60 percent […]

By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom to learn. And that’s why the freedom to learn is often attacked by those who abuse power and those who cling to it. Every year, the American Library Association […]

By David Morgan Media plays a critical role for our country – it shapes how we think about ourselves, one another, and our collective world. We rely on the media for guidance into the social, economic, and political events that we may not always be privy to all the details of, and the media in […]