Editorials
Op/Ed: Working Together for the Sake of MBE's:
I attended the Business Mixer & Legislative Luncheon sponsored by EDTI on Friday May 8, 2009. The successful event was well-attended and a lot of very valuable information was presented to the those in attendance.
The attendance at this event and every other Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) event attracts more participants than any other events including education forums.
This very important fact should alert everyone that the lack of MBE participation in federal, state and local government contracting is an issue that has finally been put on the front burner and won't go away. I applaud the leaders who have sacrificed much to fight the good fight to hold government and you accountable.
Read in Full >>Op/Ed: The Passing of Chet Howard:
I'm saddened to inform you that a champion of MBE advancement and a member of the Prince George's Business and Community Coalition (PGBCC) has gone on to be with the Lord.
Rev. Chet Howard passed on Wednesday May 6, 2009 and we will sorely miss him.
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Op/Ed: A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT ROBERT MICHAEL FRANKLIN ’75:
When Maynard Jackson ’56 died in 2003, the world lost an irreplaceable leader, a one-of-a-kind statesman and a Morehouse legend. As the City of Atlanta’s first African American mayor, Maynard impressed both his champions and his detractors with his passion for social justice and his unrivaled ability to organize. Fellow alumnus Richard Grigsby ’78, then an associate in the law firm co-founded by Jackson, best captured the genius of Brother Jackson in an article titled “Revolutionary in a Blue PinstripeSuit.” Maynard Jackson loved Morehouse and he wanted each new generation of men of Morehouse to follow his example—an example that President Mays inspired in all of us. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Obama's Foreign Affairs:
President Barack Obama’s recent foreign trips have generated quite a bit of reaction within our country. Having studied foreign affairs in graduate school and having done work in other countries, I have a somewhat different take than most Republicans, especially the conservative ones. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: OBAMA FURY GONE WILD:
Conservative radio and broadcast media hosts are acting like little more than modern day electronic klansmen doing the bidding of the Republican corporate elite; a bunch of digitized, college-degreed corporate whores cheering for the downfall of our nation that is now under the leadership of Barack Obama (I think I can again hear the cries of “Kill him!” shouted at some of the McCain/Palin Republican rallies). Read in Full >>
Op/Ed by Avon Bellamy: AMERICANS BEWARE:
Someone will have to explain the Republican leadership to me. Do they really believe that the rest of American citizens are stupid with a capital “S”? Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Peace in Middle East:
Petition to the UN Security Council, the European Union, the Arab League and the USA:
We urge you to act immediately to ensure a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, to protect civilians on all sides, and to address the growing humanitarian crisis. Only through robust international action and oversight can the bloodshed be stopped, the Gaza crossings safely re-opened and real progress made toward a wider peace in 2009.
Op/Ed: Barack Obama: The New Commander and Chief:
On January 20, 2008 the world will be under the leadership of the first African American president. Before we sing, dance and think the problems for the Black community are over, lets look at the situation from a realistic perspective. People of all colors have the right and rejoice and celebrate this historic accomplishment. Furthermore, older Americans can appreciate Barack Obama’s candidacy to presidency years after Jim Crow Laws and other racist activity in America. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: The People's Republic of Wall Street:
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
- Mark Twain
I can’t help but wonder what Mark Twain would have written about the recent string of government led bailouts. After all, he once opined that one should be careful about reading health books; you may die of a misprint. We’ve been led to believe that this great nation would prosper indefinitely on the basic tenets of capitalism, a meritorious set of principles grounded in the inalienable philosophy that risk should always be in direct proportion to expected return, that we are paid according to what the free markets are willing to bear and the most efficient and most productive amongst us shall reap the rewards of hard work and innovation. Well, it would seem that this very idea of a free market society is dead, and I’m told it committed suicide.
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Op/Ed: I know first-hand: State GOP racist:
What do the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) and black people have in common? Absolutely nothing! Having served as the first and only African-American to be elected as national committeeman for the Young Republican s Federation of Virginia in the early 1990s, I have spent almost 20 years trying to educate state party leaders about how to get more black people involved, but to no avail. White Republicans too often think they know more about the black community than black people themselves. Their approach has always been to tell the black community what should be important to them versus asking what is important to us. Read in Full >>