Shared National Values Footnotes
All sources verified as of February 17, 2026. Click any link to read the original reporting. 5 Key Moments from Gov. Wes Moore’s Nationally Televised Town Hall. The Baltimore Banner, Feb. 15, 2026. https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-cbs-town-hall-OEZCIFRQ3JGKTBQULBEPCOJUYI/ Trump Won’t Apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as Apes. CNN, Feb. 6, 2026. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/donald-trump-obamas-apes-truth-social Trump Says He Won’t […]
Black History Month Part 1: We Were Never Less
The Defiant Ascent of Black America By Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA A Note Before We Begin There is a version of Black history that gets told every February. It arrives on schedule, curated and comfortable, moving enough to satisfy the moment without disturbing anyone who needs to remain undisturbed. It features the same names, the […]
Black History Month Part 1: We Were Never Less Footnotes
Smallwood, Stephanie E. Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora. Harvard University Press, 2007. Rediker, Marcus. The Slave Ship: A Human History. Viking, 2007. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. SlaveVoyages.org. Emory University. Accessed February 2026. Washington, Harriet A. Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to […]
The Measure of a Life in the Age of Outrage
How Civilizations Decide What to Remember When a public figure dies, the first headline becomes the first verdict. Before the memorial services are planned, before the family has fully grieved, before the arc of history has had time to settle, the media decides which sentence will introduce that life to the next generation. Reverend Jesse […]
The Measure of a Life in the Age of Outrage Footnotes
Jackson, Jesse Louis. The Autobiography of Jesse Jackson. New York: Times Books, 1987. King Institute at Stanford University. “Jesse Louis Jackson.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed February 18, 2026. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu. Library of Congress. “Civil Rights History Project.” Accessed February 18, 2026. https://www.loc.gov. New York Times. “Jesse Jackson Acknowledges Affair and Child.” […]
What If Death Is Not What We Think It Is?
On grief, presence, and the permanence of life By Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA A friend of mine died recently. I did not attend the funeral. I have not yet spoken to his wife. I have known this family for most of my spiritual life, and when it mattered most, I was not there. There is […]
The Intellectual Weight of Freedom
Reading, Thought Leadership, and the Responsibility of American Citizenship By Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA I recently watched an interview with Governor Wes Moore and read his LinkedIn post recommending works by Black authors. What struck me was not merely the list of books, but what the list revealed. You can learn a great deal about […]
The Pre-Approval Trap: What a Mortgage Really Is—and Why Most Buyers Confuse Approval With Affordability
I have worked with homebuyers for years—across boom markets, rate shocks, bidding wars, and “normal” markets that never feel normal when you are the family trying to buy your first home. I have sat at kitchen tables, reviewed paystubs and bank statements, explained Loan Estimates line by line, and watched the same emotional pattern repeat […]
The Power is now magazine Marquis Owens
