Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor We’ve Been Warned and Yet We Keep Making the Same Mistakes As we near the national observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s holiday, … [Read more...]
Exploring Dr. King’s ‘Two Americas’ More Than Half a Century Later
By LaKeshia N. Myers Every year, I get a tad bit unnerved around Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. I get this way because I know many will post pictures and quotations that will celebrate … [Read more...]
“SHOT” – The Drama of InJustice
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall His teenage body lay cooking in the August heat as the world watched. Michael Brown, 18, was dead on the street of Ferguson, Missouri, shot by Police Officer Darren … [Read more...]
Capitol Chaos: A Tale of Two Americas
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The comparisons were immediate. If these were Black people, they would have been arrested. If these were Black people, they would have been … [Read more...]
When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Donald Trump, Insurrection and the Death of the Grand Old Party
By LaKeshia N. Myers I wondered when enough would be enough. Publicly mocking a disabled reporter didn’t do it; neither did calling white supremacists in Charlottesville ‘very fine people’; and … [Read more...]
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
By LaKeshia N. Myers During this holiday break, I have taken time from the hectic schedule that often dominates my life to relax and reflect on the past year. Part of my relaxation has been … [Read more...]
A Year for the Books
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor An Unprecedented Failure of Leadership To say that this year has been “one for the history books” is likely the understatement of the year! … [Read more...]
Black Voters Should See Themselves in Congressional Staff
By: Dr. LaShonda Brenson As the new Congress prepares to take office and members of the U.S. House and Senate make key staff hires, it’s time for careful scrutiny of the diversity reflected … [Read more...]
Whether The Table or The Lab: We Need A Seat
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It’s finally happening. After nine grueling months, more than 17 million positive cases, and over 300,000 deaths, we have something in our … [Read more...]
Medical Apartheid, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, & African American Reluctance
By LaKeshia N. Myers Let me begin by saying, “Yes, I will be taking a COVID-19 vaccine when it is made widely available.” I will be asking my doctor for the Moderna vaccine specifically, … [Read more...]
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