Opinion | Fully Fund HBCUs to Ensure Education Equity and Enhance Social Progress
Duvalier Malone writes that state leaders need to rightly address the underfunding of HBCUs in order to ensure education equity across the nation.
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Duvalier Malone writes that state leaders need to rightly address the underfunding of HBCUs in order to ensure education equity across the nation.
Duvalier Malone writes that Medicaid expansion will be a turning point for Mississippi’s health-care system and an economic boost for the entire state.
Duvalier Malone responds to Senate Bill 2726, writing that it’s a potential threat to Mississippi’s HBCUs.
Duvalier Malone writes that Gov. Tate Reeves’ decision to opt out of the 2024 Summer EBT program will worsen food insecurity for Mississippi children.
The severity of the police response to Quantavious Eason’s public urination in Senatobia, Miss., should reflect his age and understanding, Duvalier Malone writes.
Duvalier Malone writes that the Division of Medicaid’s removal of more than 18,700 children from the program is evil, he views, because it harms children and families.
Duvalier Malone writes that low voter turnout delegitimizes the government, affects minorities and threatens Mississippi’s democracy.
Duvalier Malone writes that frequently changing polling places during elections not only confuse, disenfranchise and further alienate Mississippi voters in marginalized communities of color, but also put the state’s democracy at risk.
Duvalier Malone believes it is imperative for Mississippi voters to consider the disparities facing the Black population in the state during the upcoming election for governor in 2024. That should include tackling poverty and improving educational opportunities for Black students, and ensuring all citizens have equal access to high-quality health care, job opportunities and housing, he argues.
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