By Michelle D. Bernard, Published in Politico Magazine, June 27, 2019 Kamala Harris won—and black women did too. Michelle Bernard is a political analyst, lawyer, author and president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy. Fifty years after the election of Shirley Chisholm as the first African-American woman to serve […]
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The 1st 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate—The Dark Horse of the Night was John Delaney.
The odds are anyone’s guess, but Delaney could prove to be the younger, gaffe-free, liberal, work-yourself-up-from-the-bootstraps, white, male, working-class alternative to Joe Biden.
Op-ed: “Congress Must Act: A Trump Pardon of Disgraced Sheriff Joe Arpaio will Create a Constitutional Crisis Like No Other”
If Donald Trump carries out his threat to pardon Arizona’s ex-Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, he will be granting the fantasy of every wannabe law enforcement officer, rogue police officer, Nazi sympathizer, Klansman, alt-right and white-supremacist ideologue in the nation: an American police state comprising self-declared Aryan peoples. The “Delusionals” as I refer to them, would […]
MIA: The Black Men Who Ought to Have Shown Up for Donna Edwards
Posted at Apr 26, 2016 5:03 PM By Michelle D. Bernard Before the fractious Maryland Democratic primary battle between Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen ended in defeat for Edwards on Tuesday night, it laid bare the depth of America’s problems with race and gender. If Edwards had been a white male, the campaign would have […]
Why Are We Arresting Mothers for “Stealing” a Public Education?
August 04, 2015 by Michelle D. Bernard contributors@the74million.org MichelleBernard Michelle D. Bernard is a columnist for The Seventy Four, where she also serves as a member of the journalism advisory board. She is president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy. Talking Points Jailed for “stealing” a public education? @MichelleBernard […]
How Senate Republicans’ Stalling Loretta Lynch Paves the Way for Hillary Clinton
By: Michelle D. Bernard Posted: April 13 2015 2:56 PM Today is Monday, April 13, 2015. Unlike any other humdrum, “I wish every week were a three-day holiday” Monday, this Monday might be forever remembered as one of the most politically and culturally important days in the history of the United States. As a result […]
The Huffington Post: Single Mothers Are Not Responsible for a Decline in Newspaper Sales
Single motherhood inevitably leads to a cornucopia of stereotypes about single mothers whether African-American, Hispanic or white as “baby mamas” destroying America’s virtue. All of the stereotypes are tiresome and the latest, single mothers as the blame for the decline in newspaper sales, is just plain stupid.
The Washington Post’s She the People: Congress cannot ignore violence against women in Syria
As Congress debates U.S. involvement in Syria it should take into account the plight of women, whose rights are systematically quashed and who have been subjected to violence during the war.
The Washington Post’s She the People: Jamaican immigrants reflect on America’s promise on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington
Despite the flagrant racism against blacks in America , 50 years ago, the author’s parents and thousands of people of color from around the world, chose to migrate to the United States.
The Washington Post’s She the People: Ted Cruz shows tea party has no interest in restoring Voting Rights Act
Could it be that it might be easier to win elections by restricting the vote of communities of color?