Editorials
Op/Ed: Mac and Hayes Influence on Politics:
Politics and entertainment have unusual intersections. Despite the current fascination with Obama's so-called celebrity status, it's interesting to note the passing of Bernie Mac, comedian, and Issac Hayes, singer songwriter. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Chesapeake Urology Continues Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign:
www.GreatProstateCancerChallenge.com describes the efforts of Chesapeake Urology to make a difference in the community as it relates to prostate cancer. We believe we can make men aware of this cancer by providing screening opportunities for those men that do not have insurance or do not have a chance to visit the doctor and also raise money for much need research. We can make a difference! Read in Full >>
To Be Equal Column #27: We Are Making History:
The 2008 National Urban League annual conference is now history. But, as our Chairman, John D. Hofmeister so eloquently put it, we were in Orlando from July 30 to August 2 to make history and we did. Several thousand attendees from every corner of this country joined with us to renew our commitment to the movement, develop new strategies for the 21st century, Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Join me in my efforts to support the Lupus Foundation of America:
The Lupus Foundation of America is the nation's leading voluntary health organization that provides direct services to people with Lupus; education to the public, to patients, and to healthcare providers; advocates on behalf of people with lupus; and funds research into the causes and cure for lupus. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Black in America misses the ‘why’:
And with a television program whose audience must surely constitute a sizable number of White viewers, it is key that this question and its answer be provided. It is not simply that all people are narrow-minded; many are just ignorant of the plight of the Black race. Just think, if the same program were aired in Portuguese, would you be able to relate to it without subtitles? The concept is not far from the same here. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed - THE DEATH OF RONNIE WHITE: WHERE IS THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY NAACP?:
Given the events of the last few days involving the unfortunate death of a Prince George’s County Police officer in the line of duty and the mysterious death of one of the suspects arrested for that killing, and who died while in police custody, the 178 at-large members of the NAACP are again asking “Where is the leadership of the current Prince George’s County Branch of the NAACP?” We have yet to hear from that organization on any aspect of this incident. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: CALL TO ACTION: We Can't Let Our Young People Starve!:
Although the City of Baltimore may not have the funds to support another youth initiative, it has access to wealthy business partners who might contribute financial support if they were asked. Corporations, production companies, developers, and investors - like the Ritz-Carlton, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc., the Marriott, Constellation Energy, the producers of the WIRE, and HBO - could easily write-off the expense of another youth initiative in Baltimore without it ever having to be a burden on the City’s “rainy day” budget. If one were to do the math, only 20 corporations, production companies, businesses, developers, foundations, and investors would need to contribute $150,000 to support the youth initiative as proposed by the young people on the hunger strike. A sponsorship of $150,000 by 20 corporations, businesses, developers, and investors could easily turn into a win-win situation and an awesome long-term investment for everyone in this city. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: X-Ray of Senator Clinton's Soul:
There is much you can psychologically analyze when you have direct access to the inner workings of one’s soul. Senator Hillary Clinton recently commented that Senator (and strong Democratic presidential contender) Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1968 gives her reason to stay in the 2008 presidential race. What a rare and candid revelation of a desperate and Machiavellian candidate. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: This Crazy Mixed Up World:
I never imagined a time when directors of campus diversity would suggest that Blacks not be hired or when Black students would work to censure a speaker for suggesting that they are capable of competing with their White and Asian classmates in the academic arena. Yet, that is exactly what happened during my recent sojourn to Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania to speak on the topic of “Affirmative Action in the 21st Century.” Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: The Bag Lady:
Mrs. Clinton’s baggage is the reason she has such high negatives in this election year, which dates back to her days as first lady of Arkansas. Read in Full >>