Washington Informer
When I heard about the allegations of child sexual abuse at a local church-run daycare center and saw on the news a mother asking how she could ever feel comfortable sending her child there again, it took me immediately back…
One hundred and nine Bennett College students shook my hand and received their diplomas last Saturday. With big smiles and a little swagger, they went through the time-honored ceremonies of baccalaureate and commencement. And, we were blessed to have phenomenal…
The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm. Already this year several horrendous hate crimes, possible hate crimes, and crimes committed by…
The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm. Already this year several horrendous hate crimes, possible hate crimes, and crimes committed by…
The scripture of various religions states that the truth will set you free. If you study or analyze the economic conditions of the African-American community in 2012, it could lead to a telling reality. Although African-Americans now spend in excess…
I recently saw a fascinating commentary where a right-wing pundit, while discussing the purported strengths of Mitt Romney, indicated that Romney had no strongly held beliefs. He went on to say that contrary to other candidates who have been described…
Fox News, the unofficial arm of the Republican Party that claims to be fair and balanced, is conducting an all-out assault on President Obama, doing everything from letting Mitt Romney advisers masquerade as objective commentators to ignoring facts when a…
I was in the barbershop the other day when an important, life-affirming lesson, was demonstrated right before my eyes. Two men were arguing the finer points of some delicate issue—maybe it was about sports, maybe it was about politics, whatever,…
There must be a Scrooge working for D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. Why else would the announcement of a plan to layoff more than 300 D.C. school teachers come before the end of the school year and during Teacher Appreciation…
The battle over the women's vote keeps gaining steam as Democrats and Republicans seek to prove which presidential candidate will best serve the interests of women if elected in November. What better time to bring the discussion home than on…
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) agreed to a proposal by Mayor Vincent Gray that the city should pay its workers for furlough days that were ordered as a result of a then shortfall in the District budget. But the…
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