Promise
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In her powerful speech, “Ain’t I A Woman?” Sojourner Truth summed up the vocal efforts to slow down the women’s rights efforts of her time. “Well, children, where there is so much racket, there […]
The campaign of Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks for the U.S. Senate may be the most consequential election facing Black Democrats in 2024. Her candidacy can serve as a springboard not only to a more inclusive Senate chamber but also to the consolidation of Black political influence in a moderate southern state. Alsobrooks is the County Executive […]
By Kevin Langbaum / Published Nov 29, 2023 As a high school student, Lubna Azmi had a good idea of what she wanted in a college. A campus in a city on the East Coast, for sure. A school that was strong in both majors she was considering—engineering and international studies. For Azmi, who grew […]
Media Contact 202-226-8467 Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Africa will convene a hearing entitled, “Ethiopia: Promise or Perils, The State of U.S. Policy” on Thursday, November 30th. What: Hearing – “Ethiopia: Promise or Perils, The State of U.S. Policy” Date: Thursday, November 30th, 2023 Time: 10:00am ET Location: HVC-210 […]
By John Nagl and Charles D. Allen* Well into the third decade of the 21st century, the U.S. military is reassessing its connection to the society that it is chartered to protect and serve. While it is easy to declare and embrace the mission to fight and win the Nation’s wars, it is more challenging to […]
The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and essential services. Suffering and ‘outrage’ “Civilians have suffered the deadly effects of armed conflict for too long. It is time we live up to our […]
Caribbean nurses have secured a promise from health leaders in England that they will use their positions of power to address racism in the NHS and improve the experiences of overseas staff. The Caribbean Nurses and Midwives Association UK (CNMA) hosted some of the most senior people in nursing and the health service more widely, […]
Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in January. Trump has promised to crack down on the Mexican cartels by instituting the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption toggle caption Reba Saldanha/AP Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in […]
The Connecticut legislature is about to fund additional charter schools. As a retired principal of a non-charter public school, I am concerned about the negative impact the charter school movement has imposed on our urban school districts. It may surprise people to know that Albert Shankar, Past President of the American Federation of Teachers, was […]
Robert Boone’s Crossroads, 2022, was part of “The Promise,” an exhibition at the Speed Art Museum that was the culmination of a research and art-making program by the same name for Black community members affected by gun violence. Photo by Shantel Stubbs; courtesy of the artist and Speed Art Museum, Louisville Jump to beginning of […]