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Pope Francis: an advocate for Black America, by Julianne Malveaux
His Holiness Pope Francis made his transition on the morning of after Easter Sunday, after he delivered an Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, and after he toured St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile. His doctors had advised him to take two months of convalescence, but this pope, this man of the people, wanted to be with them until the very end. He was of the people, and he wanted to reach them, touch them. Now he is gone.

The ‘poorly educated’ and the plan to undermine them, by Julianne Malveaux
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current president crowed about his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated,” he said. Congressman Bobby Scott, D-Va., reflected on this comment as he called on Republicans to join Democrats in preserving the Department of Education.

How government failed Black Americans, by Julianne Malveaux
I can’t remember when I met Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor and the first African American woman to serve in the Coast Guard. She wanted to serve as a Navy WAVE – or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services – but they weren’t accepting African Americans. I remember aspects of our first meeting vividly.

Jimmy Carter remembered as a man of faith, humility, by Julianne Malveaux
Tens of thousands of words will be published in tribute to Jimmy Carter, our beloved 37th president. A renaissance man, diplomat, philanthropist, civil rights icon and so much more, he is most aptly described, in my opinion, as a man of faith.

Communities need more doctors, by Julianne Malveaux
Unequal access to high-quality health services is one of the most pervasive problems in America’s health care system. Far too often, communities of color face reduced access, higher costs, and less comprehensive care and support than their predominantly white counterparts.

Harris pushes for labor reforms, union support, by Julianne Malveaux
In an election year, Labor Day kicks off the official campaign season, and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked hers off with a bang.