A war has been declared on our young people. Government funding for protections against epidemics has been stripped from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of […]
Category: Op-ed
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George Floyd’s death should not be in vain
May 25 marked five years since the murder of George Floyd. Floyd’s death should never stop being a catalyst for social change. His death illustrates how a typical, nonviolent encounter […]
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Too many women cooperate in trying to bring down other women
With so many women in this country never having a “snowball’s chance in hell” to participate in or lead in many of the advantages most white men have just for […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion, Practical Politics
Practical Politics
In a previous column, we discussed the issue of a Black state governor, Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, issuing a recent veto of a reparations bill proposed in his state, […]
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When Demagogues blame the vulnerable, we all lose
In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working […]
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George Floyd five years later
None of us can forget the moment we saw the murder of George Floyd unfolding before our very eyes. The sight of a white officer’s knee squeezing the life from […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion-OW, Practical Politics, Uncategorized
Practical Politics
This week’s article is a continuation of the effort to get reparations for Black Americans in the U.S.A. My mind, however, is still on Trump’s current attempts to wreck the […]
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The Heritage Foundation is the true public enemy
In many corners of the world, America is seen and respected as the greatest nation in the world. That level of respect doesn’t come only from being a nuclear or […]
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A tribute to Alexis Herman
May we take a moment to mourn the transition of the Honorable Alexis Margaret Herman (1946-2025), the first African American woman who served our nation as Secretary of Labor. Nominated […]
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Practical Politics
Donald Trump is an enigma in at least one sense. He’s not a very well educated man, nor is he overly bright. According to what college records have become available, […]
