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Civil Rights Leader Mattie Jones: 'You Have To Set Yourself Free' Apr. 04, 2025
Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.S. congressman... Read More
Time To End Affirmative Action for Males in College Admissions? Jul. 12, 2023
Last month in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed use ... Read More
Manchin, Byrd and the Arc of Justice Jun. 09, 2021
WASHINGTON — Much depends upon Sen. Joe Manchin III, the man stuck in the middle of a deeply d... Read More
We Must Never Forget Joe Biden's Past Jun. 08, 2021
President Joe Biden wants Americans to remember their country's racist legacy. We should take this a... Read More
Court LGBTQ Decision Is Formula for Chaos Jun. 24, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that homosexual and transgender individuals are covered by the an... Read More
The Tsongas Bill Jun. 18, 2020
Finally, in a landmark decision authored by none other than Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald T... Read More
Equality Deferred Jan. 18, 2020
It was in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. The Amendment provides "Equality of ... Read More
President Trump's Important Step Against Anti-Semitism Dec. 18, 2019
President Donald Trump has signed an important and timely executive order clarifying that prohibited... Read More
End of Filibuster Not Good for Either Party Apr. 07, 2017
Back when I was a young staffer in the House of Representatives, we viewed the Senate with some disd... Read More
In Search of New Black Role Models Aug. 03, 2016
Two large questions loom on the question of race in America. One, after almost eight years of a blac... Read More
The 'Death' of the GOP Jul. 02, 2016
In 1986, some 34 years after he had first been elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona, Barry Goldwa... Read More
A Year of Anniversaries Dec. 30, 2014
2014 has been a year of anniversaries. It was the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First Wo... Read More
The Equal Pay Delusion Oct. 17, 2014
Voters are souring on the Democratic Party. Apparently, all it takes are six years of economic torpo... Read More
Do Blacks Need Favors? Jul. 23, 2014
Earlier this month, the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act was celebrated. During the act's le... Read More
Civil Rights and Cherry Blossoms Apr. 11, 2014
Civil rights and cherry blossoms are in the April air. New books are sparking old memories and fresh... Read More
