Darryl Lorenzo Wellington is a poet, essayist and writing fellow at Community Change, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
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Six Tips for Progressives in 2019
With Democrats poised to flip the House of Representatives in January, here are some ways progressives can gain traction. Read more
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A Poverty Tour of the United States
In stories and statistics, Alston’s report presents a shocking portrait of mass unemployment, child poverty and homelessness in America—at this time when Republicans are determined to cut social services for those who need them most. Read more
Living in Fear of GOP Health Plan
For those on Medicaid, the thought of going back to the days of having no health insurance is unimaginable. But that's what TrumpCare has in store for more than 22 million Americans. Read more
The Republican Health Care Plan is an Attack on People Like Me
I have spent much of my life as an uninsured man, and the thought of going back is unimaginable. Read more
GOP Health Plan Would Hurt Millions
The American Health Care Act helps the millionaires while hurting millions. Read more
Dylann Roof: Emblem of America’s White Rage
Is it wrong of me to connect Roof’s hate crime to the kind of rhetoric we’ve heard from our President-elect? Read more
Remember King's Commitment to Doing What's Right
Early in his life, before becoming committed to nonviolence, King himself owned a weapon. Read more
Black Voices: Reasons for Hope in South Carolina
Photo by eyeliam Last week, I returned to Charleston, S.C., where President Obama gave his beautiful eulogy for slain state Sen. Clementa Pinckney. To me, the tragedy wasn’t just another news story. I was raised in nearby Savannah and lived in... Read more
Haven't Seen Selma Yet? Let MLK Weekend Be a Reminder.
“Selma” provides an opportunity to look back. But this Martin Luther King Jr. Day in particular, we also have to look at current injustice. Read more
"12 Years a Slave" Deserves to be Honored
The Oscars did the right thing by bestowing the honor of best picture to "12 Years a Slave." The movie earned it. Read more
Pope Francis Embodies the True Spirit of Christmas
Pope Francis has done us all a favor, whether we're Catholic or not. In this Christmas season, he has shown the way to a more humane society. Read more
We Have to Stop School Bullying
More than 3 million students suffer from bullying each year. And a whopping 160,000 students a day miss school because of the fear of bullying, according to the American School Health Association. Read more
“The Butler” contains profound historical insights
"The Butler," starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, is a walk through America's late 20th century civil rights history and the feelings of invisibility and indignation that have shaped how black Americans see their lives.The story is narrat... Read more
Same sex marriage fight a civil-rights battle
On the issue of same sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court should follow the lead of the NAACP.No organization better understands the heinous burden of discriminatory legislation than the NAACP. It labored for decades to tear down obstacles to civ... Read more
James Baldwin’s prophetic voice, 50 years later
Baldwin expressed no doubt there someday would be a black American president, but that wasn't what worried him. He said, "What I am really curious about is just what kind of country he will be president of." Read more
GOP presidential campaign not very presidential
The Republican primaries may eventually crown a winner. But none of the candidates will have earned the mantle of a leader. Read more
We should dispel our ignorance during Black History Month
Yes, today, we have a president who is a black American, and de jure segregation is a thing of the past. But we don’t yet have a shared history of who we are as a nation. Read more
The Occupy movement deserves praise for rallying behind the foreclosed
With their actions on behalf of the foreclosed upon, the Occupy Wall Street movement is proving, once and for all, how different it is from the Tea Party movement. Read more
Murdoch’s media empire exposed
News reporting has to be a public service. Just as no public deserves a state-controlled media in the hands of a totalitarian government, no public deserves media outlets that are the clandestine tools of a king-making billionaire. Read more
Questions about Obama’s legitimacy are ridiculous
The tea party crowd, Sarah Palin, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and, most recently, Donald Trump have leveled some of the most ridiculous allegations against him. Read more
