Preserving Black history over gentrification
“Remember the bridge that brought you across.”
This business of show
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Since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris hasn’t held a press conference or given an interview.
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Developers abandon grain facility plans after activists expose deception, by Marc H. Morial
“This proposed structure will be as tall as the Statue of Liberty. It is a major threat to the slave-descendant community of Wallace. This grain elevator would take up hundreds of acres of the fields around you that once formed …
A timely step toward semi-retirement, by Clarence Page
As one who sympathized and empathized with President Biden, I was relieved when he decided to step aside for a younger generation of presidential contenders.
Persistent racial inequities plague the housing market, by Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick
Supply and demand: We often hear that this is the fundamental issue when it comes to affordable housing. If only we built more homes, meeting demand, then prices would fall. But like many simple stories, it’s more fiction than truth.
How the Inflation Reduction Act is powering a manufacturing resurgence and a cleaner future, by Ben Jealous
I often think about a factory hallway in Dalton, Ga. that is filled with pictures drawn by children. It is a reminder of what can be, what will be, thanks to the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which celebrates its …
Making moves
After more than 100 years as a Downtown presence, 22 of those years as our neighbor, reports from The Richmond Times-Dispatch indicate that the daily newspaper is leaving its Richmond office behind.
‘Stolen valor’ political fights rob us of facts, by Clarence Page
While the saying may be true that candidates for vice president usually don’t make much of a difference in the ultimate success of presidential candidates, they do give us plenty to argue about.
Harris’ campaign stays above it all, by Julianne Malveaux
When did politics become such fun? While Democrats will roll up our sleeves to win the November election, in the meantime one of our candidates is clearly having a good time with the process. Every time she strides across a …
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Have you seen this bench?
Power of gumbo spirit on display at Paris Olympics, by Marc H. Morial
“In addition to giving us countless thrilling moments of athletic excellence, the Summer Games have given the DEI movement the greatest gift it could ever hope for: a picture of success that can inspire people from across the political spectrum …
Climate crisis devastates Black communities, but public transit is a solution, by Kim Smith
As the world grapples with the ever-intensifying impacts of the climate crisis, a stark and troubling reality has emerged: Black communities are bearing a disproportionate burden of environmental degradation.
The longest harvest
National Black Farmers Association Founder and President John Boyd used to bring his mule from his Mecklenburg farm to Washington, D.C., to protest the government’s treatment of Black farmers, in the 1990s.
