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Who is looking out for women's health?
The adage that "the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world" has not been manifest in discussions of health care reform. For...
USA TODAY, 10/02/09 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Grads get a break on student loan debt
Barack and Michelle Obama understand the heavy burden of student loan debt. The Obamas did not pay off their student loans until Obama's...
USA TODAY, 07/31/09 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Young workers feel economy's pain, too
Young people learn work skills and get a head start on their futures through their first summer employment opportunities. Yet this year's recession...
USA TODAY, 06/12/09 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Working moms have advocate in Michelle
President Obama is off to a positive start, but his 65% approval rating is a distant second to Michelle's 79%. Her public appearances -- focusing...
USA TODAY, 05/15/09 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Minimum-wage rise helps, but just a little
More than 2 million workers had good economic news last week. When the federal minimum wage rose to $6.55 from $5.85, they received a 12% raise. A...
USA TODAY, 08/01/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Black music serves to soothe the soul
If I had two loaves of bread, I would sell one of them and buy white hyacinths for my soul, wrote author Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), perhaps...
USA TODAY, 06/20/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Grads, job market isn't all gloom, doom
Young people are making their presence felt during this election season with increased activism, a surge in voting and engagement on key issues of...
USA TODAY, 04/25/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
The 'lucky' world of black men
Former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro recently chose to try to drive a wedge among voters on the issue of race and...
USA TODAY, 03/14/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Stimulus: Short-term thinking still reigns
Does a stimulus package really stimulate? In 2001, the last time the government proposed to send taxpayers checks to jump-start the economy, people...
USA TODAY, 02/01/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication -
Editor seeks essence of mentoring young
Susan Taylor has served as Essence magazine's editor in chief and editorial director since 1981.When she returns from South Africa in mid-January,...
USA TODAY, 01/04/08 by Julianne Malveaux · More from publication
