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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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too many women are reluctant to toot their own horns.
I was blessed to visit my hometown from May 17 through May 19, blessed to join a stellar group of twenty-five women who graced the front…
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She has been targeted because she has been a vocal advocate for justice, opposing mass incarceration, racial disparities, and police violence.
Usually, prosecutors look the other way toward police violence, which is why so few officers are indicted, much less convicted, for violations of both the law…
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Misogynoir takes misogyny to another level, with a special hatred, contempt for or prejudice against Black women and girls.
Pennsylvania Democrat Summer Lee won her primary election on April 23, repelling an opponent who challenged her partly because of her criticism of Israel’s brutal war…
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AIPAC’s bullying may help, not hurt, these progressive legislators as their supporters are rallying around them.
Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an attack on Israel that some describe as “unprovoked.”…
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The big retailers used their influence to push a regulation that has made them nearly $100 billion at working families’ expense over the last dozen years.
The Fed should refrain from putting its thumb on the scales to determine which businesses boom and fail. Americans on both ends of the political spectrum…
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There are those who believe in the Constitution and compromise, and there are those who believe in disruption. Why not stay, call it out, and change it?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed Democrats to narrowly avert the government shutdown that loomed large if Congressional budget legislation was not passed by Saturday, March…
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Concerned about the wealth gap and Black economic equity, she expanded home-ownership opportunities and focused on eliminating discrimination in housing.
During this Women’s History Month, the Honorable Marcia Louise Fudge announced that she will be only the second of President Biden’s original cabinet members to resign…
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Pilnick arrogantly and glibly dared offer a Marie Antoinette-like solution to family meal planning.
Remember the parable of the blind men and the elephant? As each approached an elephant and tried to describe it, they came up with wildly disparate…
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America is a great Nation because we choose to learn the good, the bad, and the full truth of the history of our country - histories and truths that we must preserve and protect for the next generation. - Joe Biden
Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week? The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by Dr. Carter…
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