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Holy Healthcare Reform America!: Obamacare Coming to a Community Near You

Last weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 I had the extreme pleasure of attending the “Making Good Health My Reality” town hall meeting held in Brooklyn, New York.

Is College Too Expensive?

According to recent data released by the United States Census Bureau, college enrollment by African Americans declined by 108,000 in the year 2012.

Curbing the Culture of Violence

On March 8, 1998, my brother, Henry Lee Baber III, was shot 14 times by an unknown suspect and died instantly in Los Angeles.

Let’s Remember the Dream by Closing the Wealth Gap

Yesterday, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in a ceremony that was capped off by the Commander in Chief himself.

The Student Loan Debt Problem

On August 23 as I was in transit from Kingston, Jamaica to Orlando, Florida, an interview of President Obama aired on CNN’s New Day.

A Rite of Passage

This past Saturday, I had the privilege of praying with one of my younger cousins, as she embarked on a new journey in her life: going away to college.

The “Dream” in Action: Power Through Youth Activism

On Nov. 28, 2012, Dillard University, my home institution, held their 3rd annual Revius Ortique Lecture Series which honors Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr, a pioneering civil rights activist for more than 60 years, and the first African American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Obamacare – The Problems with Progress

President Barack Obama believed that all Americans should have quality and affordable healthcare, and as such, the President talked at length at times to the American public about his ideas to make this belief a reality.

The Assault on Black Men in America

For many years, but especially recent months, I have watched and listened with disbelief, horror and rage at the many things that have happened and are happening to and with our black men, especially our black boys; from sagging pants, wayward, disrespectful, violent behavior; to their nonchalant attitude for human life and the complete disregard for, to and about their own; to the great loss of their lives in mass numbers. Not ALL black boys or black men are this or these categories.

Turn Your Emotion to Action

I was deeply heart broken when I heard the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial. So much so that I didn't want talk about it, yet I could not get my mind off of the number of young black males that are shot, killed and buried every day in our communities.