Black Votes Matter!
Initially, African American women were part of the Suffrage Movement. When African American men gained the right to vote before European American women, it created a divide that was rather apparent. The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right … Continue reading Black Votes Matter!
Winter in America and the Power of the Ballot
Fifteenth Amendment Section 1 The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude– Section 2 … Continue reading Winter in America and the Power of the Ballot
The Rights and Responsibilities of Voting
“…And your life doesn’t change by the man who’s elected.” This line from an Avett Brothers song released in 2009 called Head Full of Doubt hits me every time. Was there a time I unconsciously believed this? How many people … Continue reading The Rights and Responsibilities of Voting
“Who is White?” Oregon’s 1857 Constitutional Convention
In 1857, as Oregon’s White legislators crafted their State’s Constitution, they discovered that restricting the vote to White citizens only, as they intended to do, posed a tricky wordsmithing problem. The Oregon Statesman printed the transcript of the entire Constitutional … Continue reading “Who is White?” Oregon’s 1857 Constitutional Convention
The Politics of Public Health
If there were any question about the connection between politics and public health, the recent overturning of Roe v Wade and the decision’s subsequent effect on further restricting abortion rights in at least 14 states should put that question to … Continue reading The Politics of Public Health
Climate Change Does Not Pose an Equal Opportunity Threat
Record-breaking temperatures across the world this summer serve as a harsh reminder, along g with other climate-related weather events such as flooding over vast portions of the continental U.S. and a longer and more active hurricane season, that phenomena once … Continue reading Climate Change Does Not Pose an Equal Opportunity Threat
Covered by the Blood; Spiritual Determinants of Health vs The Social Detriment to Health
The Prince of Third Ward Holman Street Baptist Church (HSBC) is located in the Historic Third Ward of Houston Texas. It is the church where I experienced a spiritual awakening and received my call to the Ministry over 40 years … Continue reading Covered by the Blood; Spiritual Determinants of Health vs The Social Detriment to Health
The Storm Is Passing Over
The storm is passing over arrangement by Barbara Baker begins with the words, “Have courage my soul, and let us journey on. Though the night is dark, and I am far from home. Thanks be to God, the morning light … Continue reading The Storm Is Passing Over
Health Disparities and the Eye of the Storm
Do Black Lives Matter in America? If they truly mattered, would we continue to see the disparities that we do such as the infant mortality rate being comparable to third world nations? African American women’s maternal death is disproportionately high … Continue reading Health Disparities and the Eye of the Storm
Three-Fifths 