Articles & Columns by Congressman Cummings (1997 - 2000)

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December 23, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Christmas at School #370

December 16, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The truth will make us free

December 9, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Every vote, and every voter, must count

December 2, 2000- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A demonstration of character in the midst of conflict

November 25, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Hosea Williams' Legacy

November 18, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Thanksgiving Day in Baltimore

November 11, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We stood up for justice, and now we must persevere

November 4, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We must vote for ourselves on November 7th

October 28, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Transforming cycles of heartbreak into cycles of hope

October 21, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Conscience in the classroom and the Congress

October 14, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Electing a Congress that will stand up for civil rights

October 7, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Judging those who would deprive us of justice

September 30, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Standing up for justice

September 23, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We have one life to live

September 16, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Each of us can give a child a head start in life

September 9, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We should celebrate and support working families every day

August 26, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
This year, we must assert the full measure of our citizenship
Part IV: The election for which we have waited a generation

August 19, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
This year, we must assert the full measure of our citizenship
Part III: Choosing a government that will work for working American families

August 5, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
This year, we must assert the full measure of our citizenship
Part II: Choosing a President & Congress who will guard the guardians of our justice

July 29, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
This year, we must assert the full measure of our citizenship
Part I: The drive for voter registration

July 22, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We can overcome cancer in our lifetime

July 15, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
In Memoriam, John J. Oliver, Sr. -- My soul has grown deep like the rivers

July 8, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
All children can learn -- if Congress provides the opportunity to succeed

July 1, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Congress should assure the same medical care for everyone

June 24, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Messengers of freedom

June 17, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A matter of life or death
Part II: America searches for innocence

June 10, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A matter of life or death
Part I: Maryland's search for justice

June 3, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We must do all that is required to stop the poisoning of our children
Part II: Maryland is finally learning its lesson

May 27, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We must do all that is required to stop the poisoning of our children
Part I: The National Debate

May 20, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The color line must not determine who is on-line

May 13, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We want our children to know their grandparents

May 6, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
America's security requires a "Marshall Plan for Africa"

April 29, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Medicare coverage + the government's market power = the prescription for health

April 22, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The back roads of poverty, or the superhighway to success

April 15, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A shared journey from torment to triumph

April 8, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Women who speak for the common good

April 1, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
An effective anti-drug strategy is within our grasp

March 25, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We should base America's gun control policy on respect for children's lives

March 18, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Principles and the truth, not politics, should determine America's minimum wage

March 11, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A golden hour in which to reform health care and save lives

March 4, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Black Americans and the ballot box

February 26, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A view from a street corner near McCulloh and Druid Hill

February 19, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
To look into a police officer's eyes and see a friend

February 12, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Requiem for our dead children

February 5, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Walking the walk toward justice -- together

January 29, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Access to the information superhighway is a civil right

January 22, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Our destination is the American dream

January 15, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Joe Jordan and the power of the ballot

January 8, 2000 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Standing on the shoulders of a giant

December 25, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The gift we each have to offer

December 18, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We succeed in life by choice -- not by chance

December 11, 1999  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Kurt Schmoke -- A man of compassion and honor

December 4, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
College can be for everyone, not just a select few

November 20, 1999  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
America's minority and female judges deserve a fair trial

November 13, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
High expectations and opportunity will take us to the stars

November 6, 1999  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Young Americans can help us lead our children away from drugs

October 30, 1999  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Opening our eyes to see the value in others

October 23, 1999  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Living messages sent to a time we may never see

October 16, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Americans demand informed consent in the management of our medical care

October 9, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Ideals & ideas, not ideology, will rebuild our neighborhoods

October 2, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We should consider the gift of life

September 25, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Working together, we can choose life

September 18, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Tending the fires which enlighten, rather than consume

September 11, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Election Day is our true Labor Day

September 4, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Families needs jobs which pay a living wage

August 28, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
America's children call us back to school

August 21, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Assuring every American child a healthy start in life is a moral imperative

August 7, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The children of this world will live or die together

July 31, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Children thrive when we support their dreams

July 24, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Taking the early bus to a new destination of opportunity

July 17, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
I must speak for those dying on our streets; for those living in fear

July 10, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Congress must act to support peacekeeping in America

July 3, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Title I funding of Coppin State's vision will confirm that America's children are No. 1

June 26, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Sound ideas, not ideology, will reclaim our children from drugs

June 19, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Controlling hypertension would be a wonderful Fathers' Day gift

June 12, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
American families should be able to enjoy their American dream together

June 5, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Respect must be at the heart of every child's right to learn

May 29, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We must do more business with the private sector and the government

May 22, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Silence about AIDS feeds the destroyer of lives

May 15, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
No American should be forced to choose between food and medicine

May 8, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The people remain the ultimate authority in America

May 1, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Creating a calm to avoid a storm

April 24, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Our children will open the walls that surround our hearts

April 17, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Medical insurance which does not assure quality care is unacceptable

April 10, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A community which cannot protect its children from drugs cannot survive

April 3, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We all gain when we dismantle the barriers to opportunity

March 27, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Women who bring life to life

March 20, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Social Security is a woman's issue

March 13, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Have Repulicans learned to listen and to act?

March 6, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
In our search for opportunity, we must find people who care

February 27, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Building a renewed social contract with our civil service

February 20, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Judge Harry A. Cole -- a man who kept the faith

February 13, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Everyone in Baltimore counts and it's time to be counted

February 6, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Good schools are a fundamental civil right that shall not be denied

January 30, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Within every heart there lives a champion

January 23, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A successful society . . . a community of learning

January 16, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
If dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly

January 9, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
When we open our windows and listen to children

January 2, 1999 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A family without a home is a family without a country

December 26, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The United States - A nation at the crossroads of democracy

December 19, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The light of friendship on a dark winter's eve

December 12, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Human rights must begin in small places close to home

December 5, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Collectively, they are the oil that keeps our peace lamps burning

November 28, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Our children cannot wait for a miracle -- we must build their future now

November 21, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Letting our light shine -- for ourselves and for each other

November 14, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Thank you for choosing the right side of history

November 7, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
'They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength'

October 31, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The suffering which moves our hearts to understanding

October 24, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Keeping the dream of jobs and freedom alive

October 17, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Give us the Ballot

October 10, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Legacy of Life

October 3, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A Hero Lives in You

September 26, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
To Hold Their Destiny in Their Own Hands

September 19, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Ordinary People Called to an Extraordinary Mission

September 12, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
'Our Looking Glass, Nor Our Moral Lightning Rod'

September 5, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
CBC: Providing Leadership to Produce A Drug Free America 
(reprinted from August 1, 1998)

August 15, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
'They Have Been Transformed into Ambassadors of Growth'

August 8, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Bridges to Work: Empowering People

August 1, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
CBC: Providing Leadership to Produce A Drug Free America

July 25, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Africa: Building Bridges to the Future

July 18, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We Must Stand Up and Be Counted

July 11, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Thank you NAACP for Making Us Accountable

July 4, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Community Colleges -- A Key to Empowerment

June 27, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Moving from the Darkness of Hatred to the Light of Love

June 20, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Creating a Safe Environment is a Shared Responsibility

June 13, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Let's Give All of Our Children a Head Start

June 6, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Diabetes: The Silent Killer

June, 1998 - The Baltimore Times
Why Education Vouchers Are Dangerous

May 30, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Using Transportation Dollars to Build Lives and Communities

May 23, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Let Us Reflect On and Honor Our Courageous Veterans

May 16, 1998  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The Lack of Diversity in America's Courts of Law

May 9, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Walk, Don't Run to Your Death

May 2, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Discrimination is Still a Reality in America

May, 1998 - The Baltimore Times
The Birth of the Congressional Black Caucus

April 25, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Taking "Affirmative Action" to Stop America from Turning Back the Clock

April 18, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Using New Tax Tools to Strengthen Our Futures

April 11, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Thirty Years After the Riots

April 4, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Partnering for Solutions to the Spread of Cancer in Maryland

March 21, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Putting Maryland’s Seniors Back to Work

March 14, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Strengthening America's Ties to Africa

March 7, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Tobacco's Targeting of African-American Communities

February 28, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Raising the Quality of Health Care in America

February 21, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
High Hope for the Future

February 14, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Securing Social Security

February 7, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
He Who Sews with Tears Will Reap with Joy

January 31, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Now That We've Balanced the Budget, Where Do We Go from Here?

January 24, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Caught Up in a Dream

January 17, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The Media Communicating a Different Message to Youth about Drugs

January 10, 1998 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Creating Access to the Information Superhighway

December 20, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Will You Look for Me in Heaven?

December 13, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Let the American People Choose Their Leaders

November 29, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We Need a Bill of Rights for Patients

November 22, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Common Sense Needed at the IRS

November 15, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Link to the Past - Bridge to the Future

November 8, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Prescriptions cost too much

November 1, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Quality child care

October 25, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Education - The key to breaking the cycle of poverty

October 18, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Just Do It!

October 11, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The Power of Homeownership

October 4, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Credit Unions: Helping to strengthen America’s inner cities

September 27, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
"Mr. Cummings, can you help me find a job?"

September 20, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Fairness: To be judged by the content of character

September 13, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Early detection is key to conquering cancer

September 6, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Saving jobs at Baltimore Healthy Start - for our children, for our future

August 30, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Happy birthday to a great mother - Mabel Diggs Payne

August 23, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Building partnerships to improve our communities

August 16, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The spending and tax deal - where is the vision?

August 9, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Parents + Teachers = successful students

August 2, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

July 26, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A Grandmother's Plea

July 12, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
No peace on Independence Day!

July 5, 1997 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Unknown, unseen, unappreciated, and unapplauded

July 1, 1997  - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Thanks Dad!