President Trump visiting West Virginia to announce a major rollback in regulations limiting coal fired power plant emissions feels like being lost in a dark coal mine, reaching a fork in the tunnel with one direction pitch black and a bright light at the end of the other. The choice seems so obvious and yet […]
Commentary
Breaking the Gubernatorial Glass Ceiling
By Marc Morial (NUL To Be Equal #35) – In the 240-year history of the United States, four African-American men have presided as the chief executive of a state or commonwealth. Only two were elected in their own right – Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, in 2006, and Douglas Wilder of Virginia, in 1989. David Paterson […]
Why Democrats Might Not Win in 2018
The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt The Biblical book of Mark says one day Jesus and his Disciples were traveling in the City of Jericho where there was a man begging on the side of the street. When the man, who was blind, heard that Jesus was in town, the man cried out repeatedly, “Jesus, […]
Supreme Court Appointment Must Not Be Made Under a Cloud of Distrust
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #26) – Article Two, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution directs the President, “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate,” to appoint judges of the Supreme Court.” It doesn’t outline when, or under what conditions the Senate may consent. It doesn’t say […]
Graduation is Just the First Hurdle
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – The Black Panther, Chadwick Bozeman, graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. His writing partner is also a HU graduate. Bozeman came back to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, and to reportedly receive an honorary degree. The Howard University […]
#RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland’s MLK Day Speech on Voter Suppression at Univ. Of Tenn.-Chattanooga
Roland Martin speaks to community leaders and students about voter suppression and the Voting Rights Act at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the first of two speeches for their MLK program.
2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of a Momentous Year in Civil Rights
“It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going on in America today. This is a staggering reality to the rest of the world; they must feel like passengers in a supersonic jetliner who are forced to watch helplessly while a passel of drunks, […]
Time to Hook Black Women Up
Julianne Malveaux, PhD – By Senator Elect Doug Jones (D-AL) did not have to win his battle against accused sexual molester and Republican candidate Roy Moore in the epic battle in Alabama on December 12. He won because young people, some white women (most of them voted for Moore), and an amazing effort from Alabama’s […]
Urban League Movement Reflects on a Year of Empowering Americans through Jobs, Education, Financial Literacy and Health Care
By Marc Morial (To Be Equal #94) – “From your founding, amid the great migration, to the struggles of the civil rights movement, to the battles of today, the Urban League has been on the ground, in our communities, working quietly — day in, day out — without fanfare; opening up opportunity, rolling back inequality, […]
