Opinions
Washington football team should drop the “R” word
It is time for Washington’s NFL team to stop using a racial slur and to finally change its name.” […]
Month: October 2013
Opinions
President Obama’s Showdown with ‘Teapublicans’ is just beginning
Believe it or not, President Obama’s decision to finally stand up to Tea-publicans – a Republican Party hijacked by Right-wing Tea Party zealots – in the latest standoff over the Affordable Care Act and the debt ceiling was the easy part. […]
Opinions
Prominent leaders push for expansion of bacterial meningitis vaccine Health disparities working group urges the CDC to ensure all families have equal access to immunizations
Former Congressmen J.C. Watts, Jr., and Ron Dellums, along with National Medical Association President Michael A. LeNoir, M.D. are leading a newly formed Health Disparities Working Group […]
Opinions
Has President Obama silenced Black voices?
Ever since President Obama’s election as the country’s 44th President, his voice has been escalated and Black community voices have been somewhat silenced. […]
Opinions
‘Yes, we can’?
To show they can govern responsibly, they must now find how to offer constructive engagement in the national dialogue to gain compromise on the course of policies. […]
Opinions
Republicans and the new ‘white flight’
Driven by its reactionary Tea Party faction and the Right’s newest demagogue, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the GOP tried to use forcing a shutdown of the government and the debt-default threat to hijack the democratic process – to effectively repeal Obamacare and destroy the authority of the president. […]
Opinions
Remembering George Orwell’s 1984 in 2013
Remembering George Orwell’s 1984 in 2013
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Opinions
A slave to slavery comparisons
A slave to slavery comparisons By Julianne Malveaux The brilliant surgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson is out of order and out of control when he compares the Affordable Care Act to slavery. As a physician, he must […]
Opinions
Washington football team owner changes tactics, but not decision
The gist of Snyder’s argument was that the name has been with the team for a long time and many Native Americans do not find the term “redskin” offensive […]
Religion
Larry Carson succumbs on Oct. 13
Larry D. Carson, son of Jeremiah and Sallie Carson passed Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013 […]