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 […]
Category: Counting the Cost
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author and Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA. She is an economist, commentator and president of PUSH Excel, the educational branch of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. She can be reached at Juliannemalveaux.com.
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
Black women under attack
Chris Rock crossed the line when he ridiculed Jada Pinkett Smith for her alopecia in his mediocre Oscar performance last week. But I fell off the Chris Rock bandwagon years […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, National
When Zora calls, women writers listen
Zora Neale Hurston has been calling out to Black women since she started writing, collecting our folklore, insisting on our presence. She was a literary sensation during the Harlem Renaissance, […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
African-Americans and the Fed: From Andrew Brimmer to Lisa Cook
The Federal Reserve Bank, founded in 1913, has had more than one hundred members of its Board of Governors. Forty-four white men governed the nation’s monetary policy until 1966 when […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
The Congressional Black Caucus is the conscience of Congress
All too often, the Congressional Black Caucus gets a bad rap. What do they do, many ask. What have they recently accomplished? Are they leaning on their revolutionary origins, their […]
Posted inBlack History, Counting the Cost, Opinion
Black History: Real and imagined
How should we commemorate Black History Month? Should corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations bring in speakers, beat drums, and eat soul food? Should folks take out ads in the media […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
Warrior lawyer like Lani Guinier
Lani Guinier, an amazing attorney, law professor, lawyer, author, and activist, made her transition on Jan. 7, 2022, even as Black folks and our allies were engaged in the legislative […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion, Opinion-OW
Our broken democracy
Flaws reach back to the founding of America A year ago, on Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of crazed insurrectionists descended on the United States Capitol. Armed, angry and bent on […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, National
Why won’t Democrats fight?
Not a day goes by that I don’t get a text or three from the Democratic National Committee asking for contributions. Sometimes they come from Vice President Harris. Sometimes, from […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Local Politics
Trump’s unhinged attacks on the press
A cursory look at the win-loss column after the Nov. 6 mid-term elections suggests…