Capitol Report By Leon D Young The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education in the United States. The organization was founded May 21, 1881 by none other than the legendary Clara Barton. And proudly purports that every […]
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What’s Your New Year’s Resolution for 2018?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young It happens every December usually around this time of year. Christmas has just come and gone, so we begin to take inventory of the previous 12 months, by assessing recent accomplishments as well as recent disappointments. However, in short order, we invariably turn our attention to the […]
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Tis the Season … For Heartfelt Giving Year-Round
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young As millions of Americans finish running around and topping off their Christmas lists this week, it’s easy to lose sight of the true meaning of this season. Madison Avenue and eCommerce stakeholders would have us believe that the real essence of Christmas is a new luxury car […]
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The New Sexual Harassment Standard
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young At the time that this article was written, the outcome of the Senate race in Alabama was yet to be determined. And, if forced to wager a guess, I would be truly shocked if Judge Roy Moore didn’t win this election, in convincing fashion. To say that […]
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Stop Disenfranchising Black and Latino Voters
Capitol Report By State Representative Leon D. Young Back in September, it was widely reported in the media that state employees at various Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) centers had been giving false, or misleading, information to individuals seeking photo identification. These individuals did not have a birth certificate and wanted an ID to vote. […]
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The Unnecessary Orlando Tragedy
By State Representative Leon D. Young This week, I join a stunned nation in offering my prayers and sympathy to the families of the victims and the entire LGBT community, in the aftermath of the horrific slaughter at an Orlando nightclub last Sunday morning. The human carnage is beyond belief: 49 confirmed dead; at least […]
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Articulating the Minimum Wage Debate
by State Representative Leon D. Young Taken solely at face value, a quadrant of indicators in a recently released study now purports that the economic health of the country may be improving at long last. In fact, the report goes as far as to project a robust U.S. economy. Here are the encouraging numbers that […]
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History Month
by State Representative Leon D. Young This week, we commence the celebration of Black History Month. We owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Dr. Carter G. Woodson for his diligence and hard work. Because of his lifelong endeavor to chronicle Black achievements as a serious, scholarly undertaking, the month of February is designated as […]
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The Other Inconvenient Truth
What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain by State Representative Leon D. Young It has been nine years since the Al Gore global warming movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ presented a dire view of the consequences of global warming in […]
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