Opinion
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LAMONT HOMES: The Mothers That Make Us (Part 2)
On this Mother’s Day, we are reflecting once again on the mothers that make us – Lamont Homes – a…
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Hope for Millions of Children on the Horizon
President Biden said the most important of all might be putting our nation on track to cut child poverty in…
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MORIAL: At Biden-Harris 100-Day Mark, America is Moving Again But the Road is Long
One hundred days into their administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made surprisingly bold inroads in…
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MUHAMMAD: The Problem With Joe Biden
As far as I'm concerned, the "problem" with Joe Biden is that he is a 78-year-old white man. That may…
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JEALOUS: Chauvin Is Guilty. Our Work Is Cut Out for Us.
Now we ask ourselves, will things really be different this time? The answer is that they can be, if we…
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CARR: Black Women’s Leadership During the First 100 Days
These recent gains are the result of years of work to make space for Black women's voices and leadership. Still,…
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WILLIAMS: The Question
Question: "To defund or not to defund?" From my perspective, I see that question as a distraction from the "real"…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Songs I Sing When I Miss My Mom
This Mother’s Day will count as the second time that my mother will not be with me — and it…
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CHAVIS: Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from Health Insurers
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues of health care equity to the forefront of discussions of racial justice.
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JEALOUS: D.C. Statehood is a Voting Rights Issue — and Racial Justice Issue
Washington, D.C., has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting…
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