Charles E. Lewis Jr., Ph.D Archive
Every so often we need to pause, take a deep breath, and ask ourselves: what am I trying to do? Sometimes we get so obsessed with our efforts to bring about change we lose sight on the big picture. The …
Things are changing in these United States. Just this year we have witnessed several significant developments that have altered the history of this nation. Among them are the Supreme Court’s sanctioning of same sex marriage and striking down challenges to …
If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. This pithy bit of wisdom was offered as a reminder by University of Illinois Springfield social work professor David Stoesz in a discussion thread on a social work policy listserv …
Millions of Americans breathed sighs of relief upon hearing the Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the insured in states where the federal government created the marketplace exchanges. Six of the …
Some are taking issue with the characterization of white supremacist Dylann Roof as being mentally ill instead of referring to him as a home-grown terrorist and a thug as a person of color may have been designated. Yet, the young …
Saturday’s rally in Freedom Park on New York City’s Roosevelt Island provided Hillary Clinton with an opportunity to present ideas about what she will do to boost opportunity for prosperity for the poor and middle class. She spoke of four …
The media have been complaining about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s failure to communicate her policy stances. She gave them an earful last week when she accepted the inaugural Barbara Jordan Public Private Leadership Medallion at Texas Southern University and …
This is a theme I will be harping on for months to come. It is time for social workers to begin to flex our political muscles because not much change will happen in the pursuit of social justice until there …
One of the surprises of this year’s National Basketball Association season is the blossoming of Stephen Curry into the league’s premier player and perhaps making the Golden State Warriors the best professional basketball team on the planet. The 27-year-old was …
I began discussing economic inequality in my classrooms more than a decade ago when President Bush successfully pushed through Congress another round of supply-side tax cuts. Since then, there have been continuous discussions about the consequences of having so much …
