The scene on Main Street America is bleak. In urban and rural area, shuttered storefronts have become an all-too-familiar sight. Maryland and our Eastern Shore are no exception. From my…
Listening is one of the hardest tasks in life. Parents need to listen to their children. Spouses need to listen to their spouses. Elected officials need to listen to their…
It’s been 10 years since the Chesapeake Bay watershed was put on a “pollution diet.” And while there’s been some belt tightening since then, the regional effort to reduce nutrient…
I was pleased to see that Maryland’s Public Service Commission last week approved Ørsted’s use of 12 megawatt turbines for the Skipjack Wind Farm. That brings use one step closer to delivering…
As we debate the how, reformers are facing backlash at both the federal and local levels. And as the list of names of those who’ve died at the hands of the police expands, it’s…
As schools rethink their learning strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the opportunity to include more outdoor learning. Most large public school systems in Maryland are developing…
Being purely driven by my desire to practice Sankofa from the Twi language of Ghana, meaning to go back and get it, I found myself — a darker-skinned Black Woman…
When George Floyd was killed under the knee of Derek Chauvin, many Americans asked why didn’t anyone stop him. That question stuck in my mind for days. Why wouldn’t the…
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said it simply: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” The eruptions across the country are built on centuries of racist violence compounded…
