Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Unless you are of a certain age or healthcare status, you might know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare. Simply put, both are government-sponsored health insurance programs that serve different populations, and have distinct eligibility requirements and varying coverage options. Right now, I am squarely focused on Medicaid. Roughly, […]
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Reclaiming the Road: Black Joy and the Legacy of Safe Haven Travel
By LaKeshia N. Myers Travel has always been more than movement from one place to another—it’s been an act of freedom, discovery, and joy. For Black Americans, however, the simple pleasure of hitting the open road has historically come with dangers that other travelers never had to consider. Yet despite these challenges, our community has […]
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ACT Part (III)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi In our small series on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we discuss therapeutic ways to deal with past experiences (acceptance) and the resulting continual dysfunctional thoughts (cognitive diffusion) that keep us in a state of distress. After we capture and reframe the negative and/or untrue subconscious thoughts, we […]
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A Lifeline at Risk: The Heartbreaking Cost of Cutting Job Corps
By Senator Dora Drake One of my first clients I worked with at JusticePoint was a young man who dropped out of high school and faced a misdemeanor case. While he was on pretrial supervision, he took steps to make better choices such as completing his GED and seeking employment. But Job Corps made it […]
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The Brain and Economics
BlackEconomics.org® This, the third of three recent essays on the mind, reveals that our minds may not exhibit strict linearity. Our minds may not move from a starting point problem directly to a solution. There may be fits and starts. We may go forward and then jump backwards before moving forward again. What we know, […]
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A Betrayal of Trust: Governor Moore’s Reparations Veto Shows Politics Over Progress
By LaKeshia N. Myers When Maryland’s Wes Moore became governor, Black folks across the nation celebrated. Here was a Black man who understood the struggle, who had walked in our shoes, who would surely be an ally in the fight for justice. But this month, Governor Moore showed us that being Black doesn’t automatically make […]
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Rangel: The Elected Politician Who Served the Public Well
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant There are elected officials, politicians, and public servants. The terms are often used interchangeably but to be clear, there is a difference. You could be one or the other, or if you were former U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, you could be all three. An elected official refers to individuals […]
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Crashing Out: When Unmanaged Emotions Lead to Crisis
Kweku’s Korner By Patrice McBeath LPC In today’s polarized, fast-paced, high-pressure world, many people are quietly carrying emotional burdens heavier than they can manage. The current state of the world reflects divisions in opinions, beliefs, and interests across societies and cultures. For some, the weight of carrying it all eventually becomes too much. They don’t […]
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Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes,” the “stormy, controversial and bold young captain,” and most movingly, “our own Black shining prince,” would have been 100 years old on May 19. People commemorated that birthday in Harlem, at the […]
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Why Child Care Counts
By Senator Dora Drake Childcare needs to be affordable and accessible, but within our state, childcare has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible. Through the Child Care Counts program, families can access quality care to help families participate in our workforce and contribute to the state’s economy. This essential program was recently one of the Republican-controlled […]
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