Viewpoints

Bold words speak to the impact of politics on education

In a recent AJC interview, former Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Lindsey Tippins was quoted as saying “I’d…
VIEWPOINTS: Gun Control Historically Has Meant Prohibiting Blacks from Owning One

Since the massacre of students at a Parkland, Florida, high school, the airways have been buzzing with talk about gun…
VIEWPOINTS: Mental Illness or Gun Control: That is the Question

“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and…
VIEWPOINTS: 50 Years After Fair Housing Act, We Still Have a Long Way to Go

We have come a long way toward building Black homeownership since the Fair Housing Act was signed into federal law…
VIEWPOINTS: When Black Students Are Failing, It’s Time for a New Approach

It’s the type of thing that occasionally makes Twitter lose its virtual mind, and maybe in a good way. Frederick…
VIEWPOINTS: Those Who Do Nothing on Gun Control Fail Our Children 

The United States is failing in what surely is the first duty of government — protecting our children from threats…
VIEWPOINTS: Tax Cut Will Widen the Racial Wage Gap

President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment…
VIEWPOINTS: In State of the Union, Trump Touts Low Black Unemployment While Swiping at NFL Players for Protesting Police Brutality

These are the best of times for Black workers, President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday night during his first State of…
VIEWPOINTS: Fifty Years Ago

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, turned 39 years old fifty years ago.  Assassinated on April…
VIEWPOINTS: To Be Equal – 2018 Marks the 50th Anniversary of a Momentous Year in Civil Rights

“It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going…
VIEWPOINTS: The Infrastructure Hoax

Our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling.  Nearly ten percent of our bridges are deficient or decrepit, a quarter of our schools…
VIEWPOINTS: Why Sixty-Three Percent of White Alabama Women Voted for Roy Moore

It is hard to understand why, in Alabama, white voters professing to be staunch Christians tried their best to send…
VIEWPOINTS: Roy Moore Is Not Black Voters’ Burden, It’s White Folks’ Job To Gather Their People

The world was watching Tuesday as the people of Alabama prepared to place their ballots in the special election.
VIEWPOINTS: “Trump’s Focus on Race Takes Focus Off His Policies”

President Donald Trump’s political strategy really is not something new, according to anti-racism speaker Tim Wise, who recently visited New…
VIEWPOINTS: Tax Deform for Corporations and the Wealthy

Desperate for a policy win, Republicans have proposed “tax reform”, which is really an attempt to reward their base at…
VIEWPOINTS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Jockeying a Victory for the Financial Industry, a Loss for Consumers

In the dead of night on October 24, Vice President Mike Pence struck a blow against consumers, further empowering the…
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