Commentary

Black folks — and people of color in general — your health should be your number one priority.  We have been in COVID-19 quarantine since March 13, 2020 when everything shut down; citywide, stateside, and nationwide. So, I would like to pose a question in your direction, something for you to think about — how…

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If we are fortunate enough to see our parents age to the point of becoming octogenarians, we feel to a certain extent blessed that they are still here with us — until that aging process begins to take a toll on them and ultimately on you as their caregiver.  In the United States and around…

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By George Burrell In 2010, after interviewing 1600 CEOs, IBM concluded new thinking and redefining the status quo are leadership skills essential to achieving and institutionalizing change.  Poverty, education, gun violence and Black business growth have been Philadelphia challenge for decades. With conditions getting worse, not better, the need for change is captured in the…

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By Linda S. Wallace We are living during a time when we can’t hug the people we love. On many days, it is a struggle to stay connected to friends at work and in our community.  Messages of love and hope are fading from public spaces because they can’t find fertile ground. Please don’t give…

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Source: Wikipedia, Photo from History of Vaccines Onesimus, born in the late 1600’s, was an African-born man who introduced the medical procedure of inoculation to the U.S. when he was enslaved in 1706 to New England Puritan minister Cotton Mather.  Onesimus, whose name was given to him by the minister, was instrumental in the mitigation of…

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I woke up today with the thoughts of what it takes to get up and get out and be a Black person every day.   Through the many trials and tribulations that I have experienced in my lifetime — be it as a young girl, not even knowing what it was, to a teenager just…

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Dr. Ala Stanford, MD, FAAP, FACS is an experienced physician with an impeccable record of delivering patient care. With distinctive specialty qualifications, she cares for both children and adults being double boarded and certified by the American Board of Surgery in both general adult and pediatric general and thoracic surgery. She brings her training and…

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By Linda S. Wallace When singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen urged us to meet in “The Middle” during Jeep’s stunning Super Bowl LV commercial, for one fleeting moment I was hopeful the message would get through. This feel-good commercial, however, was much maligned by critics, who argued retribution – not compromise and conciliation – was the better…

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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Several historically Black colleges and universities will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of a new initiative announced Tuesday. The funding for the HBCUs comes as leaders of the colleges and universities continue to advocate for additional funding nearly a year into the…

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By Danaé Reid If you’re anything like me, the phrase “time is relative” has never resonated more than it has during the past year. Days, weeks, months, and even years have amalgamated into a puddle of gray and sometimes it’s even difficult to differentiate your left from your right.  That being said, if you have…

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