The current President’s proposed cuts to the Department of Education could have a negative impact on the education of marginalized students, including those with disabilities, as well as the overall quality of education in the country.
Julianne Malveaux
Posted inOpinion
Kamala Harris Definitely Earned It (DEI)
Vice President Kamala Harris has a strong electoral record, having won multiple elections and served as District Attorney and California Attorney General.
Posted inOpinion
Workers deserve a break
There were 18 million more unemployment insurance claims now than a year ago, and nearly 10 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic.
Posted inOpinion
Adding fuel to the fire of our pandemics
Trump fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus.
Posted inOpinion
Billions for Boeing, pennies for the people
Stimulate the economy if you will, but don’t ignore the people on the bottom.
Posted inOpinion
Just throw the whole SAT test away
The fact that the College Board has had to create an adversity score is reason enough to discard the flawed SAT test.
Posted inOpinion
James Byrd’s killer should not have been executed
I happen to think that there are worse things that can happen to you than death.
Posted inOpinion
We need to clamp down on tobacco and vaping access for youth
Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips — they die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Death from tobacco is, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the leading cause of preventable death. But too many people, enticed by […]
Posted inOpinion
Will a more diverse Congress signal a more perfect union?
The 116th Congress is the most diverse our nation has ever seen. Sworn in on January 3, there are more women (102) and more members of the Congressional Black Caucus (55) than ever before. Indeed, a former Congressional Black Caucus intern, Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is part of the incoming first-year class. At 32, she is the youngest Black woman to serve.
Posted inOpinion
Can the Women’s March survive petulant White women?
Now Teresa Shook, the self-proclaimed founder of the Women’s March, is demanding the resignation of its four leaders and co-chairs — Bob Bland (aka Mari Lynn Bland), Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez — who are organizing for a January 19 march. Really?
Posted inOpinion
Trump’s unhinged attacks on the press are repulsive
The president is on a roll when it comes to Black women in the press.
Posted inOpinion
Maybe ‘perfectly civil’ should be the new PC
Martin did a brilliant job in explaining the history of Blackface and the way it demeans African Americans. It was great that he had the opportunity to educate not only his odious host, but also the millions who watch Kelly daily.
Posted inOpinion
A new wave of Black political excellence is here
The awful outcome of the 2016 presidential election has emboldened young African Americans to seek public office, against all odds. It’s an exciting development in an otherwise gloomy political time, and it ought to also be motivation for people to vote in the midterm elections!
Posted inOpinion
Mourning Kofi Annan, remembering Ron Walters
Kofi Annan’s contributions to the UN are twofold, in my opinion. First, he was committed to peace, and to the UN’s peacekeeping role. He saw human rights as more important than “state sovereignty” and felt that the UN had a role in maintaining citizen rights in the face of state brutality.
Posted inOpinion
Graduation is just the first hurdle
Marvel’s Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in 2000. On May 12, Boseman returned to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018 while receiving an honorary degree. The Howard University graduation was one of more than 100 Historically Black College and University graduations […]
Posted inOpinion
New Black women leaders staking claim to the future
All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that flows into the larger stream of an unbounded future. The future must always be greater than the present, or there has been no […]
Posted inOpinion
Racism in the workplace and the Whitewashing of the #Metoo Movement
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women to speak up about sexual misconduct, harassment and more. Too bad that impetus did not float up to the top, where an avowed grabber of women’s genitals occupies the White House. It’s […]
Posted inOpinion
Trump makes George W. Bush sound eloquent
I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him as a great or even a good speaker. But the speech he gave at a conference convened by the George W. Bush Institute was simply eloquent, excellent, thoughtful, and compelling. After keeping a low profile […]
Posted inOpinion
“Dreamers” won’t give up or give in
Our 45th president swept into office with a foundation of racist claims. First, the very basis of his political participation was his false assertion (for which he has never apologized) that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Using the “birther” movement as a basis, “45” signaled to every random racist out […]