“WASHINGTON’S TWO ECONOMIES—A GROWING INCOME GAP”
Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class [...]
Read MoreWashington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class [...]
Read MoreIn America, millions of low-income families struggle each month to obtain a minimally adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 million children and 22.9 million adults lived [...]
Read MoreThis is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman [...]
Read MoreWhat happens to the children of a single mother who becomes so disabled by mental illness or substance abuse that she can't take care of [...]
Read MoreI'm always delighted to write columns about people who are doing what's right and good, especially when they're young. So I'd like to share with [...]
Read MoreThe day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot, I went out into the riot-torn Washington, D.C., streets and into schools in those neighborhoods [...]
Read MoreThe economic downturn that has rocked our nation over the last few months has been attributed in part to the subprime mortgage crisis. Its impact [...]
Read MoreGreat news: Within the thousands of pages of tax law lies a provision called the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that enables many working poor [...]
Read MoreWhen President George W. Bush released his $3.1 trillion Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget on February 4, it was a clear statement that he has [...]
Read MoreAt younger and younger ages, children and teens who go through the juvenile justice systems of many states are condemned to long terms at large [...]
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