By Senator Dora Drake This week, members of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held a public hearing on the Safe Roads Save Lives Act (Senate Bill 375) for the first time since its inception. For years, our community has both advocated for and debated the use of red light cameras to combat […]
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Troubled Waters: Trump May Be Capsizing the Truth About Sea Bombings
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant The old gospel spiritual, “Wade in the Water,” is rooted in a story of healing and deliverance. It’s chorus, “God’s gonna trouble the water,” isn’t something to fear; instead, it signals a time of change—a moment where the waters churn in anticipation of transformation and hope. Like the North […]
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Deny, Delay, or Defer
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Have you ever seen two people who were about to fight, and they did everything but fight? I mean, they took off their jackets. They traded verbal jabs. They postured and got in a fighting stance, but when it came down to it, they were praying someone would […]
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An Open Letter to Assata Shakur: What I Wish I Could Have Said
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Dear Assata, Now that you have passed, there are so many things I wish I could have said to you, words left unspoken, thoughts left unsaid. Your death marks the end of a life that was as fiercely contested as it was deeply inspiring. You were more than a […]
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What are the Goals of Managers/Controllers of the Economy?
BlackEconomics.org® The topic-question of this essay is more provocative than you might believe. It goes beyond the type of goals imposed on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB; an institutional unit charged with managing the U.S. economy) by the U.S. President and Congress. For example, the FRB’s “dual mandate” is to ensure maximum employment […]
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For Such a Time as This: Black Churches & The Urgent Need for Community Outreach
By LaKeshia N. Myers As Black America grapples with the latest iteration of the modern civil rights movement, Black churches find themselves at a critical crossroads. Our institutions, which have historically served as anchors of hope and catalysts for social change, must now confront an uncomfortable truth: our traditional model of operation may no longer […]
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Show Them: The High-Stakes Standoff Over America’s Budget
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant When it comes to the latest budget battle between Democrats and Republicans, the old adage rings true: “I can show you better than I can tell you.” The current standoff is more than just a war of words—it’s a vivid display of political priorities, power struggles, and the lives […]
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Silence is Golden
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi I was once told the best quality about a cup is its emptiness. Not its size. Not its color. Not its handle. Not its special design. But the emptiness. It’s the hollow part that makes the cup useful. If it’s empty, it can be filled. But it must […]
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Headline Thoughts #10: Turning Points
BlackEconomics.org® This “Headline Thoughts” is unlike any other. We dispense with our usual formalness and present raw issues in raw form. These are not “headlines” per se. Rather, they are haunting thoughts about turning points that are on our mind. We believe that they should be on your mind, which motivated our production of this […]
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Strange and Familiar Fruit: Remembering, Resisting, and Refusing to Forget
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant There are songs that haunt the American soul, but none more so than “Strange Fruit.” First made famous by Billie Holiday in 1939, its mournful melody and searing lyrics hold a mirror to the ugliest chapters of our nation’s past. Lynching. Recently, I heard a pastor say, “You can’t […]