Remember the parable of the blind men and the elephant? As each approached an elephant and tried to describe it, they came up with wildly...

Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week? The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by...

Brittany Watts wasn’t seeking an abortion.  At 21 weeks, she sought medical care at nearby Mercy Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Warren,...

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...

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...

Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive, is an energetic, knowledgeable public servant. An attorney, mom, and activist,...

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...

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...

Many are rejoicing that Republicans finally got around to electing a speaker, thus breaking the logjam that began when Trump acolyte Matt...

It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness. Eight miscreants toppled House...

I must join others in condemning the bombing in Tel Aviv that killed more than 1,200 people. Those killed were mothers and fathers,...

Some people first saw civil rights activist Tamika Mallory when she was one of four leaders of the 2017 Women's March. Her activism...

The United Auto Workers and the Big Three automobile manufacturers – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis haven't been able to agree on...

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. Several states have a higher minimum, but a predictable few,...

We need to watch our language. The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a...

On July 16, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson announced that he would pivot from his role as President of the National Rainbow Coalition to...

As a child in Pinpoint, Georgia, Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was hazed by his classmates with the moniker "America's...

Our United States of America loves to brag about our advancements. We are the biggest, the best the most progressive and the most...

Just two years ago, in 2021, The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The House of...

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former President as the frontrunner of...