Commentary

Being purely driven by my desire to practice Sankofa from the Twi language of Ghana, meaning to go back and get it, I found...

When George Floyd was killed under the knee of Derek Chauvin, many Americans asked why didn’t anyone stop him. That question stuck in my...

“It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater)A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eaterSure looks strange to me...

Maryland Matters published a lengthy interview between reporter Bruce DePuyt and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.), during the course of which Brown launched a...

There are loud, passionate and overdue calls these days for more equity throughout our society. But it isn’t only police departments that need to...

In the wake of the death of Eric Garner, after being choked by a New York police officer in December 2014, I wrote the...

Another fatal police “use of force” incident, leaving another Black man dead. Again, our judicial system struggles to find prosecutable charges, as police actions...

Is there a college student alive who never began at least one freshman English essay with Voltaire’s quote: “If you want to converse with...

The 2019-2020 school year ended this month, but this school year earns an “incomplete” on its report card. Despite our best efforts, we face...

Across the nation, we are seeing what happens when workers do not have economic security. Working families are having to choose between their health...