Desperate for a policy win, Republicans have proposed “tax reform”, which is really an attempt to reward their base at the expense of the rest of us. Whether you look at the 429 page (really? Who reads all of that) House of Representatives version (which reduces the number of tax brackets, raises the standard deduction, […]
Commentary
Democratic Hurricane – By Lucius Gantt
(The Gantt Report) – People like the Koch Brothers, Mercers, Adelsons and other corporate and business giants that contribute millions and billions of dollars to political campaigns should not have to be in a hurricane to see which way America’s political winds are blowing. Democratic Party candidates showed out in recent elections and dominated both […]
Gone But Not Forgotten – By Hussein Hill
Congress can’t fix the homelessness and hunger problems of our US Vets but can spend 20 Billion dollars on new jets There is always money for new toys for those Pentagon boys Only 6% of the F-35’s can even fly but, I don’t see Trump asking why? He is too busy tweeting about #takeaknee and […]
Wonder Women – The Gantt Report
By Lucius Gantt – Devilish Donald Trump and his seemingly wicked and deceitful Chief of Staff former General John Kelly has spent over a week criticizing and trying to defame my friend Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and the family of Sgt. La David Johnson. Instead of explaining how and why Johnson and three other soldiers were […]
This Flag Is Drenched In Blood
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – I am not sure why the “National Anthem” and the so-called American flag are part of our nation’s sports pageantry. Before 2009, while the National Anthem was played, sports gladiators were not required to suit up, stand up, and put their hands to their hearts and why should they? The […]
Affirmative Action: Dissecting Rhetoric From Reality
By Marc H. Morial, National Urban League – In a perfect America founded and operating on colorblind meritocracy, admission to selective institutions of higher learning, boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and access to federal contracts would be determined solely by ability, skill and talent, never having to take into consideration race or gender-and certainly never […]
50 Years of Black Mayors
By Marc H. Morial, National Urban League (To Be Equal #74) -Today, the sight of a Black mayor is unlikely to turn any heads or draw any particular attention. But in 1967-during the continuing turmoil of the civil rights movement and two years after the passage of major civil rights legislation-a first generation of African […]
Open Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Regarding Health Care
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Via Fax June 13, 2017 Dear Senators, I am writing to share my story of addiction and recovery with the Senate Health Committee as you work to improve health care. I’m sure my experience with addiction will help the Senate […]
Devoid at Bethune Cookman University: We Must Be The Resistance
I could not be more proud of the students at Bethune Cookman University than if I had raised them myself. Responding to the University’s very late selection of Betsy DeVos (hereafter referred to as DeVoid, as she is devoid of good sense, history, literacy, and even courtesy) for the spring commencement speaker, graduating seniors chose […]