Nikki Jones likes to use her Ivy League Ph.D. in sociology and criminology to bridge the gap between academia and what her mother calls “the real world.” Her favorite question is “Why should I care?” E-mail her.
The Maryland Humanities Council celebrates Rosa Parks' legacy on December 1st at 10:30 AM in the World Famous Lexington Market's Arcade. The celebration will feature a performance from actress Gwendolyn Briley Strand's one-woman show based on Rosa Parks. "Sitting Down to Take a Stand--Remembering Rosa Parks" is a four-month long celebration organized by the Maryland Humanities Council. December 1, 2008 is the 53rd anniversary of Parks' refusal to cede her seat to a white bus rider.
Obama's America should revise drug laws, begin the process of decriminalisation. Felons forever denied the right to vote must be re-enfranchised. Addiction must be treated as a public health issue, not as a criminal act. It's time to build more universities... Read More Topics:
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I received a text message shortly after Obama was proclaimed the 44th President of the United States of America. It read: “We won!!!!! My President is BLACK!!!!!” The reference is to a popular song from the rapper Young Jeezy. ... Read More Topics:
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Like many others, I will never forget where I was when Senator Barack Obama was proclaimed the 44th President of the United States of America. I was at a Democratic watch party in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood. A historically... Read More Topics:
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After a historic election, from which many of us are still recovering, President Barack Obama gets down to business with his first news conference. He is firm and reassuring. We are in the midst of difficult times, he says, but he believes... Read More Topics:
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“Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It’s about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating... Read More Topics:
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Tonight's third and final debate between Presidential Candidtates Barack Obama and John McCain mark the beginning of the end of a long campaign season. The debate will focus on domestic policy. Obama is up in the polling numbers, which has... Read More Topics:
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We all know that the upcoming election is historic, but do we all believe that our vote really matters?This is the question that Joyce Ladner, author of the sociological classic Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman, considers in her recent post... Read More Topics:
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