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BC Editorial Board Member Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD (JulianneMalveaux.com) is former dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State, the Honorary Co- Chair of the Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and serves on the boards of the Economic Policy Institute as well as The Recreation Wish List Committee of Washington, DC. Her latest book is Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy. A native San Franciscan, she is the President and owner of Economic Education a 501 c-3 non-profit headquartered in Washington, D.C. During her time as the 15th President of Bennett College for Women, Dr. Malveaux was the architect of exciting and innovative transformation at America’s oldest historically black college for women. Contact Dr. Malveaux and BC.
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The so-called “Big Beautiful” (let’s just call it the Big Ugly) eliminates afterschool and summer learning,
When schools let out for summer break, usually between mid-May and mid-June, millions of students will be disengaged from learning and will experience significant learning loss.…
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If he was our “bright shining Black prince”, she was our Queen.
Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes”, the “stormy, controversial ad bold young captain”,…
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Our current President does not value history. He makes it up as he goes along,
Critical thinking has taken a leave absence. Reality is unreal. History is inverted, so the villains become the victims, and the victims the villains. Shakespeare captured…
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I never heard Secretary Herman raise her voice, but I often saw her firm. She was grace, but she didn’t play. She was kind but she didn’t roll over. She attracted a coterie of loyal friends and colleagues, because she was, indeed loyal and graceful.
May we take a moment to mourn the transition of the Honorable Alxis Margaret Herman (1946-2025), the first African American woman who served our nation as…
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Too many, including elected legislators, are operating out of fear, too intimidated to say that the emperor is wearing no clothes.
Are you better off than you were three months ago, when the current President was sworn into office on January 20? That’s the question President Ronald…
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He was an advocate for immigrants, stating in 2024 that those who knowingly and intentionally harm immigrants are creating a “grave sin”.
Leaders, said the Pope, must hear “both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”. Pope Francis was a spokesperson for the least…
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Harvard is standing strong rejecting the Administration notion that they can mandate changes in ways the university admits students and hires faculty.
Kudos to Harvard University for standing up to the bullies in the Administration who are trying to meddle in all forms of university governance. Using purported…
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Notably, the President signaled his indifference to this rousing movement by silently playing golf, failing to react,
They rallied in Washington, DC and in Boston, in Chicago and Concord, New Hampshire, in Milwaukee and Asheville, North Carolina, and in 1300 other places. A…
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in the name of “truth and sanity”, the Presidential Action will insert lies and insanity into our history and museums.
On March 27, 2025, the President issued yet another inane Executive Order, this one a “Presidential Action” titled, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” Given…
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