Archived Articles & Columns by Congressman Cummings
(2001 - 2004)
Current Articles
(2005
- Present)
Archived Articles
& Columns
(1997-2000) &
(2001-2004)
December 25, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Ending homelessness in America
December 6, 2004
- The Baltimore Sun
Still Fighting For You
November 27, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Sarah's Thanksgiving prayer
November 13, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
We are an abiding movement, not a
campaign for this moment alone
October 16, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Our constitutional remedy for presidential
misrepresentations about Iraq
October 2, 2004 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
How Miracles Are Made
September 18, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Accountability
September 4, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Freedom Fall
August 21, 2004 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Vote or Die
August 7, 2004 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The most important election of our
lives
July 24, 2004 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Our health is at stake
July 10, 2004 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Healthcare must become a civil right
June 26, 2004 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
John can read
June 12, 2004 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The economics of civil rights
May 15, 2004 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Overcoming the evil that we deplore
May 1, 2004 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
All deliberate speed
April 3, 2004 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Shared opportunity, shared sacrifice
March 20, 2004 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
The Lesson of Madrid
February 21, 2004
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
America's children can't wait:
Holding the federal government accountable on public
education
February 7, 2004 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
America at the crossroads
January 24, 2004 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Words, deeds and the state of our
union
December 27, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
An avoidable American tragedy
November 29, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Integrity: Remembering Pete Rawlings
1937-2003
November 1, 2003
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Formula for success
October 18, 2003
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Who should pay for rebuilding Iraq?
October 4, 2003 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Our neighborhoods, our children, our
struggle
September 20, 2003
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Iraq: no more blank checks
September 6, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Electing a President - 2004
August 23,
2003 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Ms. Myrtle Howerton: Honoring a woman
who answered the call
August 9, 2003
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Empowerment
July 13, 2003 - The Baltimore
Sun
Ties to Africa benefit U.S.
July 12, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Affirmative Action in Education for
All Americans
June 28, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Assuring every child the head start
they need
June 7, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
American Lives at Risk
June 4, 2003 - The Hill Newspaper
Reducing the Terror Threat to Our
Rail System
May 17, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Samuel Harold Lacy, Sr. (1903-2003)
The making of an American hero
May 3, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Time for Universal Health Care
is Now
April 19, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
America Can't Wait
March 29, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
A
Government that Listens to the American People
March 15, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
What Can We Say to Young Americans Ordered to the
Brink of Eternity?
March 1, 2003 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Our Future Cannot Wait:
The Struggle
for Inclusion in America's Public Universities
February 15, 2003 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Has the Bush Administration Declared
Economic War on America's Working Poor?
January 18, 2003 - Baltimore
Afro-American Newspaper
Dr. King's Message for the Leaders
of Our Time
January 4, 2003 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Achieving a National Agenda of Reconciliation
December 21, 2002
- Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
A Ministry of Healing
December 6, 2002 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore's Youth Opportunity Centers:
Shining Lights Where the Future Begins
November 16, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Do We Know Where Our Children Are?
November 2, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Because
We Cannot Afford a Four-Year Detour in the Leadership
of Our State
October 19, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
To Achieve Peace and Security, the
World Must Speak with One Voice
October 5, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
We Can Decide Who the Next Maryland
Governor Will Be
September 21, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Winning America's Original "War Against
Terror"
September 7, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Who will stand up for working families
in the hard days after Labor Day?
September 4, 2002
- The Hill Newspaper
There is a better - and safer - way
to run the nation’s railroads
August 24, 2002 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Equity in public education funding:
Part II – Federal promises that must be kept
August 17, 2002 -
Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Equity in public education funding:
Part I – A civil rights challenge for the 21st century
August 10, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Congress Must Decide
If We Are to Go to War with Iraq
August 3, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Freedom Under Fire
Part III: Electing Leaders Who Will Advance the "Eternal
Moral Issue" of Civil Rights in Our Time
July 20, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper
Freedom Under Fire
Part II: Demanding Greater Protection for our Right
to Vote
July 13, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Freedom Under Fire
Part I: Civil Rights in the Balance
July 6, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Discovering the Power to Help a Child
June 22, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Helping America's Working Families
Reach for Their Dream
June 15, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Empowering Our Community Health Centers
June 8, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Everyday People Living the Values
that Make Them Great
June 1, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
A Federal Healthcare Policy that Value
Our Lives
May 18, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The Death
Penalty on Trial
May 11, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Justice is at Risk in America
May 4, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Assuring That Our Cities Survive --
Why We Can't Just Get Along
April 27, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
"Needy Families" Need Practical Help
Finding Jobs
April 20, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Fair -- and Practical -- Way to
Rebuild Our Cities
April 13, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
A Lesson in Citizenship
April 6, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Life and Death in America's Health Care System
Part II - Protecting our Health is a Matter of Civil
Rights
March 30, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Life and Death in America's Health Care System
Part I - Giving Our Private Sorrows a Stronger Public
Voice
March 23, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Doing the Right Thing for Older Americans
March 9, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Character Test of History
March 2, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Giving Up Drugs and Choosing Life
February 23, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Making Our Children, and Their Education,
the Truly "Special" Interest of America
February 16, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
America Awakens to the "Quiet Crisis
of the Uninsured"
February 9, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Faith, Science and Action to Recover
Lost Lives
February 2, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Teaching Our Children the Black History
of Our Time
January 26, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Life, Death & Dr. King's Dream
January 12, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Keeping Dr. King's Dream Alive
January 5, 2002 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Three Simple Actions that Can Change
Our World
December 29, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Giving Voice to the Songs that Live
Deep Within Our Souls
December 22, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The "Gift" of Educational Opportunity
December 15, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Hard Working Americans Have a Message
for Washington
December 8, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Faith-based Action that Saves Lives
December 1, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Vigilance in the Defense of Our Freedom
November 24, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Opening Our Eyes to the Blessings
in Our Lives
November 17, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Honoring Those Who Have Defended Our
Freedom
November 10, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Doing What It Takes to Strengthen
and Unify America
November 3, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
A College Education is Available to
Every Young Person -- and to You
October 27, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Questions of Principle and Survival
October 20, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Defending Our Liberties Against the
Forces of Fear
October 13, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Bea Gaddy's Legacy: Seeing Ourselves
Through the Eyes of a Saint
October 6, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
An America That Empowers All Our People
Will Not Be Defeated by Terror
September 29, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Teaching Our Children Justice in the
Face of Terrorism
September 22, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Security, Survival and the Search
for Justice
September 15, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
We Must Stand for Justice in the Face
of Our Shared Adversity
September 8, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Gift
September 1, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Building a Strong Foundation for Our
Communities
August 25, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Mathematics of Justice
August 18, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
We Have No Lives to Waste
August 11, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Asserting the Full Measure of Our
Citizenship
August 4, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
A Matter of Trust
July 28, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Great Social Security Debate:
Fairness - Not Fear - Should Guide Our Actions
July 21, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
"Charitable Choice" is the Wrong Choice
for America
July 14, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Democracy in America 2001:
Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
July 7, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Will You See Your Loved Ones Next
Independence Day?
June 30, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Strong men with a calling to heal
June 23, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Winning Our American Revolution:
Creating High Expectations in the Lives of Our Children
June 16, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Difficult Conversations That Can Save
Lives
Part II: Revealing the Deadly Secrets That Threaten
Us
June 9, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Difficult Conversations That Can Save
Lives
Part I: The Threat of HIV & AIDS
June 2, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Education of America
May 26, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Ending racial profiling in America
May 23, 2001 - The Baltimore Sun
Restoring Confidence in the Democratic Process
May 19, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Druid Heights: A community charting
its own destiny
May 12, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Passing the test of educational excellence
May 5, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty
April 28, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Ending racial profiling in America:
In order to trust, we first must have truth
April 21, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
We have but one life to live
April 14, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Democracy in America 2001:
Principles, priorities and our right to vote
April 7, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The struggle for educational opportunity in America
Part II: The cost of transforming poverty into success
March 31, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The struggle for educational opportunity in America
Part I: President Bush is failing his first test
March 24, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Senate must guard our right to justice
March 17, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Ending America's history of violence toward women
March 10, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Democracy in America: 2001
There is nothing more powerful than the rhythm of
marching feet
March 3, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Democracy in America: 2001
A Democratic
Reform Movement Emerges
February 24, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
United we stand: The struggle for democracy and
dignity continues
February 17, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Honoring those who have been called to heal:
Creating a health care system in which being Black
is not a mortality factor
February 10, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Supporting excellence in our public schools
February 3, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
The Black church and social justice in America
January 27, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Principles, pragmatism and Dr. King's Dream
Part III: When we pray, we must move our feet
January 20, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Principles, pragmatism and Dr. King's Dream
Part II: The Clinton Years - Incremental progress
in the face of adversity
January 13, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
Principles, pragmatism and Dr. King's Dream
Part I: A matter of principle
January 6, 2001 - Baltimore Afro-American
Newspaper
It is always darkest just before the dawn