Senator Cory V. McCray, 45th District in the Maryland State Senate, which includes Northeast and East Baltimore City. By Senator Cory V. McCray Last week marked the end of the 2021 Legislative Session. Since then, I have had time to reflect on some of the consequential work we’ve done, passing legislation that increases public safety […]
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Commentary: 21st Century is electric and green; embrace instead of stop it
By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO We are 20 years deep into the 21st century. That’s how deep you need to get into a century in order to shake off the previous hundred years, in our case, the 1900s, according to historians. For example, when the late 1800s rolled into the 1900s, Americans eventually […]
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COMMENTARY: And what of the Pythagorean Theorem
Joshua Dean By Joshua Dean As I approach my 30s, I feel the weight of the prophecy so many of my high school peers made: we will never use this math in life. Ironically, they were correct; I never had an opportunity to use the Pythagorean theorem or the Quadratic formula beyond the four walls […]
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Editorial: Black Males and Police Encounters
Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, CEO San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) By John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint While many of us are reliving the murder of George Floyd through the trial of Derek Chauvin for his murder, we are getting constant reminders that police abuse and murder […]
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COMMENTARY: Black farmers get COVID relief they deserve
“Newly elected Sen. Raphael Warnock—thank you, Georgia voters—introduced the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act, which became part of the COVID relief legislation known as the American Rescue Plan.” (Photo courtesy NNPA) FLORIDA COURIER — Bigoted bureaucrats and discriminatory policies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Farmers Home Administration lending agency abused […]
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Letter to the Editor: Our Communities Need Citizenship for All!
Submitted by Do Lee Dear Editor, My name is Do Hee Lee, and I am writing in support of Citizenship for All because there is a large population of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. who are already integrated into the fabric of U.S. culture and economy. Economically, it is wiser to actively integrate such communities […]
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Letter to the Editor: Support The For The People Act
Submitted by Elizabeth Oakes Dear Editor, For far too long, inequity has corrupted our democracy. It is time for all Americans to stand up and demand an expansion of voting rights, limits to big money in politics, and accountability by ending gerrymandering. This is why I support the For The People Act. The For The […]
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Silent no more: Calling for the dismantling of institutionalized White supremacy
Michael Hunt (Courtesy Photo) By Michael Hunt Being Black in the United States of America is difficult. Having to make bold statements that lift your humanity is one of the hardest and loneliest issues to combat. Everyone should accept that “Black lives matter,” especially when people proclaim that all lives matter. Yet, we as Black […]
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OP-ED: COVID-19 testing and Black America
Getting tested for important health issues – and understanding the results – empowers people to make informed and sometimes critical healthcare decisions. In fact, 70% of medical decisions are based on results from diagnostic tests. NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Black Americans (61%) now […]
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TBE#14 – HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge: A “seasoned, experienced and knowledgeable leader” who will put racial equity at the forefront of the nation’s housing policies
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #14 April 8, 2021 HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge: A “Seasoned, Experienced And Knowledgeable Leader” Who Will Put Racial Equity At The Forefront Of The Nation’s Housing Policies Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “We need to make the […]
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Black people are not sell outs: they just sold their companies
Founder of BET, Bob Johnson, left, Rapper and Entrepreneur Jay-Z, center, and Verzuz Founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. (Courtesy of Blacknews.com) By Dante Lee Black News In 2001, Bob Johnson sold BET to Viacom for $3 billion. Earlier this year, Jay-Z sold his company, Tidal, to Square, a financial services company co-founded by Twitter CEO […]
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Commentary: Meddling with people’s money when politicians restrict voting
Wayne Dawkins is a writer, and a professor of professional practice at Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication. By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO How Georgia has handled the new voting restrictions law gave me a 2007 Don Imus flashback moment: Don’t mess with Black folks and their to-a-fault brand loyalty […]
