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Quiet Eloquence of Example Oct. 26, 2019
The 1994 funeral of former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill was truly memorable. To the ... Read More
Racist Exam Questions? Sep. 18, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently sued the Baltimore County government alleging that its w... Read More
Scott Presler's #BaltimoreCleanup Is Further Proof of 'Can-Do' Attitude Aug. 08, 2019
My column last week was written in response to what has become the typical claim of the political cl... Read More
Was Trump Right About Baltimore? Aug. 07, 2019
Here's what President Donald Trump tweeted about Baltimore's congressman and his city: "Rep. Elijah ... Read More
Rats Infest Our Cities, but There Are Bigger Barriers to a Better Life Aug. 06, 2019
GARY, Indiana — If you want to know the true state of a city, drive through all of it, not jus... Read More
Americans Need More 'Can Do,' Not More Candidates Aug. 01, 2019
Watching the political process play out is more discouraging each election cycle. Even the freshest ... Read More
'There Is No Getting Used to This' Aug. 01, 2019
About an hour into Tuesday night's Democratic debate, Yamiche Alcindor, who covers the White House f... Read More
There Are Those Who Love Baltimore -- Like Me Jul. 31, 2019
Baltimore is suffering under the sun this hard summer. It just got kicked in the teeth when it was d... Read More
Trump Exposes Democrat Attachment to Sharpton Jul. 31, 2019
There is clearly a method in Donald Trump's Twitter madness. During the latest furor over Trump's t... Read More
Baltimore, Land of Political Footballs Jul. 31, 2019
Back in April 2015, a young black man named Freddie Gray was arrested by the Baltimore Police Depart... Read More
Is Trump Capturing the 'Law and Order' Issue? Jul. 30, 2019
Did President Donald Trump launch his Twitter barrage at Elijah Cummings simply because the Baltimor... Read More
Police Aren't Enough Apr. 03, 2019
Sometimes, during my drive to work, I listen to Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV, host of the Baltimore'... Read More
An Intergenerational Trip to Baltimore Sep. 23, 2018
By Victor Block "Can we ask someone for help?" Mollie inquired, her voice exhibiting the anguish we ... Read More
Black Self-Sabotage Nov. 29, 2017
The educational achievement of white youngsters is nothing to write home about, but that achieved by... Read More
Frederick Douglass: Bookends of a Great American Life Mar. 10, 2017
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and I go way back — to the day I discovered his "Life and Time... Read More
Is Charlotte Our Future? Sep. 27, 2016
Celebrating the racial diversity of the Charlotte protesters last week, William Barber II, chairman ... Read More
Justice and Freddie Gray Jun. 26, 2016
Local prosecutors, being elected to office, are subject to the rule of the people. Their decisions, ... Read More
Fiddling Away Black Futures May. 11, 2016
Most black politicians, ministers, civil rights advocates and professionals support Hillary Clinton'... Read More
You Don't Know What Obama Said at the Mosque Feb. 09, 2016
If you seek to understand Barack Obama and his views, the best place to go is his speeches. But you ... Read More
Marilyn Mosby Guilty of What She Seeks to Condemn Jun. 26, 2015
I ask you quite sincerely, What is the moral difference between racially motivated abuses of power b... Read More
