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...]
Advocate for A Racial Justice Agenda at the U.S. Department of Education
By John B. King Jr. and Marc Morial The coronavirus has shined a light on how systematic racism, unequal access to opportunity, and disinvestments in low-income communities and communities of … [Read more...]
“Electoral College Drama Ahead – Pence Must Announce Biden Wins”
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Presidential voting drama will continue into 2021. One hundred Republicans in the House of Representatives joined a failed Texas lawsuit challenging the … [Read more...]
Backbones: Wanted and For Sale
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor 17 States Republican Attorney Generals In Search of a Spine OMG!!!! Can I start a column like that? If I could scream and know that you … [Read more...]
Christmas to Me Is More Than a Holiday
By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up, I looked forward to our annual church Christmas pageant. At the pageant, children would don their finest holiday apparel, sing holiday favorites and recite … [Read more...]
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