OPINION

OPINION

Janus v. AFSCME – Threat to Public-sector Unions

November 28, 2017

By Chaitram Aklu The Supreme Court will hear the case of Janus v. AFSCME (a public- sector union) in this session and a decision will...

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Women’s History Month: The Struggle for Women’s Rights

March 23, 2019

By Chaitram Aklu When Abigail asked John Adams in 1775 to “remember the ladies” and their rights in the Declaration of Independence no one thought...

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Georgetown’s Flash Floods Now More of A Human Problem

August 26, 2019

By Chaitram Aklu – FRGS Late last June and early July, when heavy rainfall produced flash floods that submerged...

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150 Years After the 14th and 15th Amendments, Jim Crow Discriminatory...

February 26, 2020

By Chaitram Aklu “The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution...” --...

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2020 Census – Nothing To Fear

February 26, 2020

Make Sure Every Man, Woman And Child Is In The Count By Chaitram Aklu Since 1790, when the first census or count of the residents in...

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Charandass Persaud: Traitor or Man With a Conscience and Courage?

January 13, 2019

By Chaitram Aklu Harper Lee, through Atticus Finch the main character in the classic To Kill a Mocking Bird told readers: “You never really understand...

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Read Across America Day 2021

March 1, 2021

Reading 20 Minutes Per Day Adds up to Reading 1,800,000 Words Per Year! By Chaitram Aklu The U. S. Department of Education reported in 2020 that...

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The Exodus of African Americans From the South: 1916-1970

February 17, 2019

Black History Month Feature By Chaitram Aklu Black Migrations is the theme of this year’s Black History Month celebrations. Proclaimed in February 1976, Black History Month...