Viewpoints

VIEWPOINTS: Scores Of Africans & Caribbeans To Be Hurt By End Of Obama Immigration Program, NAACP Lawsuit

The NAACP contends that the Trump administration unlawfully defaulted on America’s commitment to protect young, undocumented immigrants of color living…
VIEWPOINTS: Kenneka Jenkins’ Story Echoes Those Of Other Missing Black Youth

Chicago teen Kenneka Jenkins' story shines a light on the painful history surrounding the disappearances and deaths of Black youth…
VIEWPOINTS: The White House Should Postpone Its HBCU Conference

Last month, after speaking with the White House about a few calls, we had received I was asked to get…
VIEWPOINTS: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Our 45th President swept into office with a foundation of racist claims.  First, the very basis of his political participation was…
VIEWPOINTS: Public Policy After Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey did everything people said it would do, and more.  It either drowned or swallowed everything it touched in…
VIEWPOINTS: Statues, Monuments, and Memorials

Many people are highly insulted by confederate statues and monuments, and they want them taken down and/or destroyed.  Since the…
Despite unequal treatment, black women will rise

Many women’s organizations commemorate Equal Pay Day, which this year was April 5.  It meant that women, in general, would…
VIEWPOINTS: Mental Health and Reality TV: How society has lost our moral compass

Little did I believe at the time that while attending a clinical psychology class in college almost three decades ago…
VIEWPOINTS: Environmental Racism Exists

Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color. The lead poisoning of children in Flint…
White House Proposes $9.2 Billion Cut in Education Funding

No one ever said that higher education wouldn’t cost money. Across the country, tuition is steadily rising and students are…
Months After Meeting with HBCU Presidents, Trump Still Giving Mixed Messages on Black Colleges

Repeatedly during his first 100 days, President Donald J. Trump signaled to the leaders and supporters of historically Black colleges…
The Mythology of Voter Fraud

The recent executive order establishing the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity represents yet another veiled attempt to disenfranchise people of…
Advice to President Trump on His First Trip Abroad: The U. S. Must Think Before Reaching for the Hammer

If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The United States has a big hammer: the military, plus…
COMMENTARY: End the killing of black children by police

The time is now for America’s legislative body at the state and local levels to bring a full stop to…
A Gap Year For Struggling Students: One Innovation That Education Policy Makers Should Consider

Each year, my colleagues and I design and implement plans focused on supporting our academically vulnerable students. For schools like mine,…
More than a slogan: Smart is the new black

Listen Donald Trump’s ascendency from fringe Republican candidate to President of the United States of America upset the Republican establishment…
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