The Washington Informer



	Guest Editorials Archive Friday, March 18, 2005 Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. Wal-Mart Jobs and African American Dreams Throughout his life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made vital connections between the struggle for civil rights, freedom, economic justice and Friday, March 11, 2005 Alvin Williams A Chance to Rewrite History President Bush has a chance to rewrite a dark chapter in the life of one African American hero – boxing champion Jack Johnson. While not… Friday, March 4, 2005 Janet C. Cleveland For African Americans, Stopping AIDS Starts with Us You don't have to be HIV-positive or know someone with AIDS to recognize the devastating impact that HIV is having on African Friday, February 25, 2005 Mauri’ Saalakhan In Memory of Malcolm: A Day of Dialogue on the Sudan The number 40 carries a special spiritual significance for peoples and cultures around the world; esp. for peoples of the Abrahamic religions Friday, February 18, 2005 Deborah Simmons A Socio-Political Gambit This being Black History Month, the mainstream media usually makes sure it reports as much as possible about positive things that Black… Friday, February 11, 2005; Page 19 Coretta Scott King African Americans, Women, HIV and AIDS Last week people from around the globe commemorated World AIDS Day. We remembered the people who have succumbed to this… Friday, February 4, 2005 Earl Ofari Hutchinson Chasing AIDS Conspiracies AIDS activists were livid at the findings of a recently released RAND study that found that huge numbers of blacks still believe that the AIDS Friday, January 28, 2005 Tsunami Disaster Highlights Corporate Media Hypocrisy Peter Phillips The terrible earthquake/tsunami disaster, along coastlines of the Indian Ocean, left tens of thousands dead and many times more people… Friday, January 21, 2005 U.S. Foreign-Policy Shift: Sudan’s Long March to Peace Dr. Hashim El-Tinay The signing in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 9, 2005, of the comprehensive peace and the permanent cease-fire agreement between the Sudanese Friday, January 14, 2005 Head-in-the-Sand Nation DeAngelo Starnes Music can be a nice meditative diversion to a rapid descent into depression. In light of the upcoming inauguration, I pulled out Gil Scott… Friday, January 7, 2005 An “Old” New Year’s Resolution Marc H. Morial For several reasons this season’s annual festival marking the end of the old year and looking with anticipation to the new takes on a special… Friday, December 24, 2004 Don’t Buy the Hype. Protect Social Security. Romaine Thomas Friday, December 17, 2004 It's Time to Step Up Rev. Stephen Andrew Tillett Friday, December 3, 2004 HIV: Knowledge is Power Earvin “Magic” Johnson November 19, 2004 Democracy in Action Mayor Anthony A. Williams November 12, 2004 The Morning After: A Letter to My Fellow Democrats Written on the morning after Election Day Angela Boyd November 5, 2004 Out of Sight Marion Clarke October 29, 2004 Where Shall We Meet? Irving Henderson October 22, 2004 America: Stand Up and be Counted Marc H. Morial Friday, October 8, 2004 The Fundamental Choice in this Election Sen. John Kerry Friday, October 1, 2004 The Politics of Education Leslie T. Thornton, Esq.