Reporting on the road ahead
March 15, 2024The National Urban League has just released the 2024 edition of its signature publication The State of Black America, and this year the report centers on examining the 60th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. As the National Urban League says: “For Black America, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the […]
Black History, Women’s History: Septima Clark Child Watch
March 8, 2024As Black History Month ends and Women’s History Month begins, it’s always a special privilege to honor leaders who overlap in both—Black women who did their part to change American history. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Summer, one of these leaders to know and honor is Mrs. Septima […]
Time to flip the script on the American imaginary
March 1, 2024People of a certain age may remember a 1960s movie that contained a subplot in which a manipulative teenage girl lures a boy into taking her to a dance, only so she can secretly pursue the boy who is the true object of her affection. This manipulative deception also seems to be a subplot of […]
The Enrichment Fund is committed to public education
February 23, 2024As a farm kid from Florida, I’ve seen firsthand what public education can do. My aunts and uncles found careers as teachers, and my mother found a life. She graduated from college, started as a third-grade teacher at the largest Black school in Hillsborough County near Tampa and retired as an elementary school principal 40 […]
NFL’s head coaching ranks starting to look like the league they lead
February 16, 2024“It’s hard to tell what, if any, trends will emerge from this hiring cycle. Maybe the emphasis on diverse candidates will continue. Maybe team owners have opened their minds to defensive-minded coaches. Perhaps the ‘leader of men’ model will continue. Nothing has been solved, per se. But there’s cautious optimism the league is in a […]
The Sunday afternoon class for parents and students
February 9, 2024About 90 percent of our lives are controlled by local, state or federal politicians. The following governmental departments make rules and regulations we follow every day: 1. Agriculture. 2. Education. 3. Energy. 4. Health and Human Services. 5. Housing. 6. Veterans Services. 7. Labor. 8. Transportation. 9. Treasury. and 10. Justice. On the state level, […]
A new year brings optimism for Guilford County Schools
February 2, 2024The onset of a new year always sparks reflection and a renewed dedication to progression and growth. It serves as a reminder of the great distances covered, and the journey still ahead. The reflection of the significant journey taken by Guilford County Schools (GCS) over this past year is a testament to the dedication of […]
Enact the Urban League’s 21 pillars and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
January 26, 2024“The only way to get this number down significantly would be to make more significant changes to, you know, what policing means in this country.” — Justin Nix, criminal justice professor, University of Nebraska Omaha The sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed Tony Cox in Michigan last month said he had a gun. He didn’t. […]
Keep Moving
January 19, 2024I heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speak for the first time when he gave the Founders’ Day address in Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel during my senior year of college. His subject that day was “Keep Moving from This Mountain.” Dr. King said he wanted to start by taking us way back to the people […]
Honoring MLK: The unfinished journey towards economic freedom
January 12, 2024This January 15, our nation will observe the only national holiday designated as a day of service. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday was first observed in 1986. However, it took another 17 years for all 50 states to recognize the holiday, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. […]