Jenice Armstrong
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I woke up to the sad news that the Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital. Earlier this week I wrote about a new book about Jackson and his legacy written by CNN’s Abby Phillips. Glad she took the time to do it. Here’s a link to what I wrote: www.inquirer.com/opinion/abby...
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I woke up to the sad news that the Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital. Earlier this week I wrote about a new book about Jackson and his legacy written by CNN’s Abby Phillips. Glad she took the time to do it. Here’s a link to what I wrote: www.inquirer.com/opinion/abby...
A federal judge shouldn’t have had to issue a court order to the Trump administration to ensure that people get their SNAP benefits.
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A federal judge shouldn’t have had to issue a court order to the Trump administration to ensure that people get their SNAP benefits.
Who all is going?
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Who all is going?
Good morning
September 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning
Happy 70th birthday Pope Leo! Here’s a column I wrote earlier this year our first pope of creole heritage. www.inquirer.com/opinion/blac...
September 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy 70th birthday Pope Leo! Here’s a column I wrote earlier this year our first pope of creole heritage. www.inquirer.com/opinion/blac...
Annita Bonner is one of the more than 300,000 African American women who have left the workforce since Trump left office. She used to work for the Small Business Administration but now does deliveries for Walmart. Click on the link for mor: www.inquirer.com/opinion/blac...
September 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Annita Bonner is one of the more than 300,000 African American women who have left the workforce since Trump left office. She used to work for the Small Business Administration but now does deliveries for Walmart. Click on the link for mor: www.inquirer.com/opinion/blac...
Spotted hanging from the US Department of Labor of all places.
September 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Spotted hanging from the US Department of Labor of all places.
Trump needs to send these National Guard members home to be with their families instead of having them stand around doing nothing in DC.
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump needs to send these National Guard members home to be with their families instead of having them stand around doing nothing in DC.
There’s way too much standing around doing nothing in DC these days.
August 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There’s way too much standing around doing nothing in DC these days.
I still want to see what in those Epstein files.
July 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I still want to see what in those Epstein files.
MAGA would love for them to breakup but they are still holding strong and I love that for them. Image reposted from @washingtonpost.com #obamas
July 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
MAGA would love for them to breakup but they are still holding strong and I love that for them. Image reposted from @washingtonpost.com #obamas
Who else is ready for a long weekend?
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Who else is ready for a long weekend?
Doing the reporting for my next column about the pope took me back to my Catholic school days! Here I am interviewing Sister Alicia Costa, the congregational leader for the Sisters of the Holy Family, a Black religious order co-founded by Henriette Delille in 1842.
June 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Doing the reporting for my next column about the pope took me back to my Catholic school days! Here I am interviewing Sister Alicia Costa, the congregational leader for the Sisters of the Holy Family, a Black religious order co-founded by Henriette Delille in 1842.
Make it make sense.
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Make it make sense.
In the midst of so much negativity it was nice to write this piece about neighbors creating community. www.inquirer.com/opinion/wome...
May 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In the midst of so much negativity it was nice to write this piece about neighbors creating community. www.inquirer.com/opinion/wome...
I was feeling relieved in this photo because we had just passed City Hall. We had run five miles but still had five to go. #broadstreetrun
May 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was feeling relieved in this photo because we had just passed City Hall. We had run five miles but still had five to go. #broadstreetrun
The legendary Philadelphia Daily News columnist Chuck Stone deserved this and so much more!
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The legendary Philadelphia Daily News columnist Chuck Stone deserved this and so much more!
Still no passport? That’s going to be a problem for some of y’all come election if the Senate passes the SAVE Act.
April 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Still no passport? That’s going to be a problem for some of y’all come election if the Senate passes the SAVE Act.
April 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM