Tag: opinion
Long-time Birmingham health activist on plans to take the COVID vaccine
By Maralyn Mosley
I have been asked whether I plan to take the COVID vaccine. I have decided the answer is yes. As soon as...
Sharpe-Jefferson: One decision can catapult you to the next...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
All it takes is one decision.
Just one decision could change everything, but taking action requires a different mindset altogether. So what will...
Malveaux: Was the insurrection an inside job?
By Julianne Malveaux
If you watched the disgraceful invasion of the United States Capitol and the horrific destruction that took place on January 6, you...
Sharpe-Jefferson: The art of achieving personal goals
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
When we talk about achieving personal goals, especially around the first of the year, our minds often gravitate toward weight loss and...
Malveaux: The Biden cabinet is made up of Obama-era retreads
By Julianne Malveaux
I neither expected sparks nor extreme surprises as President-elect Joe Biden begin to announce his Cabinet. I did expect diversity, and we've...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Confessions of a struggling vegan at Christmas
Who chooses to go vegan at “the most wonderful time of the year” - the only time we truly get “a day pass” to...
Malveaux: Where have the jobs gone?
Have you ever seen a pig dance a jig? I don't mean to be rude, but the one-minute press conference that the current president...
Malveaux: How The Rev. Raphael Warnock can win Georgia Senate race
By Julianne Malveaux
The right Reverend Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King's church, is running for the United...
Sharpe-Jefferson: We Still Have Reason to Give Thanks
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
Cultivating a heart of gratitude in these uncertain times seems like more of a task than ever. But really, it shouldn’t be.
In...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Strong Black Women and Redefining Mental Health
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
She is a powerful force.
She is emotionally strong.
She appears to bear it all.
The traditional image of the strong Black woman - is...
