Dahleen Glanton – Page 6

Column: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangerously kooky. Apparently, that’s just what her voters want.

February 1, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the most dangerous people in Washington. But we might as well get used to her because she isn't going anywhere soon. An overwhelming...

Column: Charging teens as adults won’t stop carjackings. It will create tougher criminals.

January 27, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Without question, the carjacking in Addison was heinous. A 20-year-old woman was walking to her car in the parking lot of a Popeyes restaurant Saturday night when three males confronted...

Column: Wearing pearls in honor of Kamala Harris, my mother and hope for a new day

January 21, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

I wore my mother's pearls on Wednesday. They were not perfectly round or flawless, lustrous or large. They were simply the best I could afford when I gave them to...

First lady Melania Trump smiles at President Donald Trump at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention on Aug. 27, 2020.

Column: As first lady, Melania Trump always stood by her man

January 19, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

Melania Trump never found her voice as first lady. For four years, she could not distinguish herself as anything other than Donald Trump's wife. Like her husband, she didn't care...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, inspects an apartment at 1321 S. Homan Ave. with his wife, Coretta, right, on Feb. 10, 1966, in Chicago.

Column: After the US Capitol attack, a renewed look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of nonviolent protest

January 18, 2021 at 12:17 p.m.

On his last birthday in 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had breakfast with his family and then headed to his church to plan what would be his last...

A staff member prepares the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump to be signed at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021, in Washington. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection.

Column: Impeachment was the only way to prove that an insurrection and civil unrest are not the same

January 14, 2021 at 3:04 p.m.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday took the historic step of impeaching a U.S. president for the second time. It was the harshest punishment it could render to a head...

The U.S. Capitol in Washington as a mob of Trump supporters breached the building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Column: In today’s America, the neighbor next door could be a domestic terrorist

January 13, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

One of the most disturbing revelations from last week's insurrection at the Capitol is that any of us could be living next door to a domestic terrorist. We always knew...

A worker begins to clean up the debris and damage caused by a pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 7, 2021.

Column: White privilege — and the American caste system — were on display during the insurrection

January 11, 2021 at 2:05 p.m.

When the insurrection on Capitol Hill was over, midlife Black men in navy blue custodial uniforms cleaned up the mess. The viral video of the janitors sweeping debris from the...

A miniature Christmas village is on display with holiday lights during a community Christmas celebration outside of Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Dec. 19, 2020.

Column: In some neighborhoods, Santa is a volunteer kids see every day

December 23, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.

Santa isn't always a jolly old man in a red velvet suit. He doesn't land on every rooftop in a gift-laden sleigh, driven by nine reindeer, one with a shiny...

Column: Anjanette Young reminds Black women of their ancestors who stood naked on a slave auction block

December 21, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

Once upon a time in America, Black women routinely were forced to stand naked on a slave auction block in front of hordes of white men who were trying to...

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