Tag: opinion
Sharpe-Jefferson: Protecting Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) comes to an end we need to be mindful of ways to protect our youngest domestic...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Achieving something far greater than we can imagine
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
When we think of fall, we normally come up with a few images: Leaves quietly descending from tree branches; cooler breezes replacing...
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.: What America Can Learn from NY’s Homelessness...
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
I congratulate New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams. He will be a strong new mayor of our nation’s...
Mullen-Johnson: Handling Grief after Traumatic Loss
By Crystal Mullen Johnson
Last month I focused on how to support someone that is grieving after a loss. However as one is caring for...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Celebrating new seasons in life and nature
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
People often ask me to name my favorite season. And my answer? The next one.
Nearing half a century in age has a...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Parenting and Prayer During a Pandemic
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As if COVID-19 affecting adults wasn’t enough.
Now, with a new school year underway we have the Delta variant and the reality of...
Walter Kimbrough: What Makes a Successful HBCU President?
By Walter Kimbrough
Seven years ago, I wrote an editorial bringing awareness to what I saw as a crisis in the HBCU presidency. It was after I...
Mullen-Johnson: Showing Support for Those who are Grieving
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
The process of grief occurs after a death, divorce, job loss, or change one perceives as important to them. Grief is a...
Edelman: Healthy Food for Hungry Families
By Marian Wright Edelman
“I worry in regards to child obesity…diabetes, cholesterol, and all of those things, but personally I worry more about the children...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Time to Press Pause, Evaluate and Rejuvenate
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
I see the pictures flooding my social media timelines and I know you do, too.
Summer is synonymous with many things, vacationing being...