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Remembering Septima Clark I am a faithful reader of the Washington Informer and love the wonderful articles you provide on a weekly basis. But every once in a while there's an story in the paper that sparks something in me,…
A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more than 1.1 million troubled homeowners and reduced mortgage payments by a median savings of $546 each month. The Home…
During my research on street gangs, one thing became clear: They are the primary source for drug distribution. The crimes conducted by these street gangs on a daily basis also include murder, bribery, extortion, robbery, carjacking, prostitution, human trafficking,…
Even before President Obama released his budget proposal this week for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, preliminary details about his plan to effectively cut Social Security cost of living increases has caused a firestorm among supporters who…
Literally for decades the tiny state of Israel (population 8 million, about the size of Maryland) has branded itself as a tiny oasis of freedom in the middle of hostile, despotic Arab nations which hate her. The truth of…
You can call it the "bandwagon effect," or "political opportunism," or, the "wake-up-call effect," or, less cynically, an old American tradition. Whatever you call it, in the last month it seems everybody and their momma in the political arena…
HAMP program St to Epire by Year's End A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more than 1.1 million troubled homeowners and reduced mortgage payments…
Why is the National Rifle Association so afraid of the truth? There are many misconceptions about guns and gun violence swirling around in Americans' minds—and in many cases, this misinformation is no accident. For years the NRA has blocked…
CNN contributor Roland Martin, who departs the network on April 6, has been named the National Association of Black Journalists' (NABJ) 2013 Journalist of the Year. In today's American media there are a number of Black faces on the…
A decade after carefully ruling in two University of Michigan cases – striking down the undergraduate admissions procedures and upholding those implemented by the law school – the U.S. Supreme Court seems on course to strike down even…
Anna Brown, a St. Louis-based homeless woman, needed treatment for a sprained ankle. She went to three emergency rooms seeking treatment. In the third hospital, St. Mary's Health Center, Brown was emphatic about needing care. Instead of being treated,…
Dr. Ben Carson is a brilliant neurosurgeon. He is director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. He was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2008. I first learned of Dr. Carson a decade…
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