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Category: Opinion

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Posted inOpinion

WILLIAMS: Big Ugly Republican Budget Bill

by E. Faye Williams July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

The budget bill passed by the Republican-controlled House and Senate has been criticized for its cuts to Medicaid, Pell Grants, and clean energy jobs, while adding $4 trillion to the national debt to fund the wealthy.

Courtesy of blackpressusa.com
Posted inOpinion

TILGHMAN: Why Black Fathers Like Me Must Speak Up 51¿´Æ¬ Autism

Avatar photo by Anthony Tilghman July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
**FILE** 51¿´Æ¬ Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating the football team’s move back to RFK campus. With development on RFK campus tentatively scheduled for later this year, local labor advocates and unions are engaging in conversation with D.C. Council members and Commanders officials about the yet-to-be-solidified community benefits agreement. (Abdullah Konte/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inOpinion

OWOLEWA/NEAL: Commanders Can Come Home But D.C.’s Economy Needs More Than Football

by Rep. Oye Owolewa and Kalah Neal July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
**FILE** President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders on Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy of the White House)
Posted inOpinion

MALVEAUX: The Big Ugly Boondogle Cripples Our Future

by Julianne Malveaux July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
Posted inOpinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Rejecting the Menace of Violence

by Marian Wright Edelman July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
**FILE** President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders on Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy of the White House)
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: The Big Ugly Bill Would Deny Ordinary Americans the Right to Seek Justice Through the Courts

by Marc H. Morial July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
**FILE** The Rotunda at the University of Virginia (Bmzuckerman, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
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MARSHALL: The Ouster of U.Va.’s President Attacks Academic Freedom

by David W. Marshall July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
**FILE** Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
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JEALOUS: In Iowa, a Pipeline Fight Shows What the People Can Do

by Ben Jealous July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Following the Facts on Child Well-Being

by Marian Wright Edelman July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Marilyn Mosby
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WILLIAMS: Marilyn Mosby — A True Shero

by E. Faye Williams July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

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