With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because […]
Tag: Editorial/Opinions
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of mandating Ethnic Studies in ‘Trumpian’ times
Even for those paying very close attention, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 101 three months ago is something that slipped through many informational cracks. It was the culmination of […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
Landmark $1.85 billion in relief for federal and private loan borrowers
A broad coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) recently secured student loan debt cancellation and restitution against Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicer. Pending federal court approval of the […]
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 inFeature, Feature, National, News
MLK ‘dream’ remains an achievable target
My loyal audience will testify that from time to time, I have sit-downs and one-on-ones with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is from this sacred desk that […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion, Opinion-OW
As the new year begins
The end of a year or a day is often a time of reflection on both what has been done and what could have been done better. While we can’t […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
The politics of doing the help we claim to bring
On Nov 9, the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC), International, a group which initially formed in Los Angeles in 2006, and the Liberian government of President George Weah, signed a […]