This school year, you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current shortages are being […]
Author Archives: Julianne Malveaux
Posted inCounting the Cost, Guest Opinions
Revolutions, evolutions and Serena Williams
Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility, exceptional athleticism, and the grace of gazelles, they changed how women played […]
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Economic violence and the safer America plan
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law on June 25, was a win for the Biden-Harris Administration. The legislation was genuinely bipartisan, more so in the Senate, where 15 […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
To stop gun violence, use economic tools
There have been at least 214 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, the most recent being the killings during a July 4 gathering in Highland Park, […]
Posted inBlack History, Black History-OW, Counting the Cost, National
After Juneteenth – Reparations now
Juneteenth, or June 19, 2022, was marked with fireworks and concerts, parades, and proclamations, a big difference from Juneteenth a year ago when President Biden signed the executive order making […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
Black Buffalo is hurting from more than the massacre
I was invited to join folks from Black Lives Matter to meet some of the affected in Buffalo, N.Y. — people who have been traumatized by the awful May 14 […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, National
If White supremacy is poison, Ethnic Studies is the antidote
By Julianne Malveaux oped contributor President Joe Biden was uncharacteristically, but appropriately, angry and firm when he described White supremacy as “poison.” He spoke from Buffalo days after a putrid […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
Our disappearing rights
When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights. No longer did states with a history of discrimination have to […]
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What happens after graduation?
Graduations are an exciting time for most families. They will throng to auditoriums, gymnasiums, churches, or outdoor settings bearing flowers, balloons, and other goodies. They’ll likely go to lunch or […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Government/Politics, National, News
Brother Biden: Please keep another promise or two
I do this thing in my head with President Joe Biden. When he gets on my nerves, I often call him President. When I want something from him or want […]