THE FOUNDATIONS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week? The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by...
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jan 22
- 3 min
MISCARRIAGE IS NOT A CRIME, MEDICALLY NECESSARY ABORTION SHOULD NOT BE EITHER
Brittany Watts wasn’t seeking an abortion. At 21 weeks, she sought medical care at nearby Mercy Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Warren,...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jan 16
- 3 min
WHAT WOULD MARTIN DO?
Years ago, young people used to wear a wristband that said WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Today, we should have a real or imaginary...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Dec 26, 2023
- 4 min
OUT WITH THE OLD? 2023 NEWS THAT WILL HAUNT US IN 2024.
Many of us go through the useless ritual of making New Year's resolutions and proclaiming "out with the old." Maybe that works for your...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Dec 18, 2023
- 3 min
CAN YOU BUY A SENATE SEAT?
Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive, is an energetic, knowledgeable public servant. An attorney, mom, and activist,...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION RATES ARE FALLIING.WHY AREN’T WE CELEBRATING?
For all of 2023, overall unemployment have been below 4 percent. These rates are lower than they have been for 50 years. People should be...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Nov 6, 2023
- 3 min
BIDEN BEWARE, YOUNG FOLKS DON’T CARE
There is no question how I will vote in a contest between President Joe Biden and the toxic prior President. Biden wins every time. But...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Oct 30, 2023
- 3 min
A SEGREGATIONIST IN THE HOUSE
Many are rejoicing that Republicans finally got around to electing a speaker, thus breaking the logjam that began when Trump acolyte Matt...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Oct 23, 2023
- 3 min
DYSFUNCTION AND DISSENT – A POLITICAL MESS
It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness. Eight miscreants toppled House...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Oct 17, 2023
- 3 min
THE EQUIVALENT SANCTITY OF LIFE
I must join others in condemning the bombing in Tel Aviv that killed more than 1,200 people. Those killed were mothers and fathers,...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Sep 26, 2023
- 3 min
TAMIKA MALLORY, WARRIOR QUEEN
Some people first saw civil rights activist Tamika Mallory when she was one of four leaders of the 2017 Women's March. Her activism...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Sep 19, 2023
- 3 min
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLASS WARFARE
The United Auto Workers and the Big Three automobile manufacturers – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis haven't been able to agree on...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Sep 14, 2023
- 3 min
WHEN WILL WE RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE?
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. Several states have a higher minimum, but a predictable few,...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Aug 9, 2023
- 3 min
NOT A BRAWL BUT A VICIOUS ATTACK
We need to watch our language. The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
YOU CAN’T BURY HOPE OR HISTORY
On July 16, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson announced that he would pivot from his role as President of the National Rainbow Coalition to...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jul 10, 2023
- 3 min
CLARENCE THOMAS HATES BLACK PEOPLE
As a child in Pinpoint, Georgia, Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was hazed by his classmates with the moniker "America's...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jun 26, 2023
- 3 min
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM EXCLUDES WOMEN
Our United States of America loves to brag about our advancements. We are the biggest, the best the most progressive and the most...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- Jun 12, 2023
- 3 min
FROM JUNETEENTH TO REPARATIONS
Just two years ago, in 2021, The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The House of...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- May 25, 2023
- 4 min
WHAT IS TIM SCOTT RUNNING FOR?
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former President as the frontrunner of...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux
- May 12, 2023
- 3 min
HAITIAN AWARENESS IS THE SPIRIT OF REBELLION
My maternal grandfather was Haitian. I didn't know him well – he died when I was about six. I don't remember whether he smoked a pipe or...
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