Mar 18, 2021Member-onlyWhat Would Elijah Say?As cities burn and protestors storm streets across America in reaction to the ongoing slaughter of black and brown people by law enforcement, many have asked what my late husband, Congressman Elijah Cummings, would say in this moment. …Elijah Cummings5 min readElijah Cummings5 min read
Mar 17, 2021Member-onlyBuckingham Palace’s Unre-Markle-ble Race ProblemOprah’s bombshell interview with Meghan and Harry reminds us there are at least two sides to every story. …Meghan Markle5 min readMeghan Markle5 min read
Feb 18, 2021What Trump’s Acquittal Reveals About Our Fragile DemocracyWhat Trump’s Acquittal Reveals About Our Fragile Democracy Donald J. Trump continues a lifelong streak of avoiding accountability for his moral failings with his recent acquittal in the U.S. Senate for inciting the insurrectionists who overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and contributed to the deaths of seven people…Trump4 min readTrump4 min read
May 25, 2020How Dare Trump Come to Baltimore?How Dare Trump Come to Baltimore? By Maya Rockeymoore Cummings It’s Memorial Day weekend, and while many of us will acknowledge the holiday with somber remembrance, Donald Trump will use it as yet another insincere photo opp; this time in Baltimore with a scheduled visit to Fort McHenry National Monument…Donald Trump3 min readDonald Trump3 min read
May 8, 2020STOLEN LEGACYHonesty and integrity matter. They have always been important. And it is especially true now, because people’s lives literally depend on honest information from their leaders. With that point in mind, I want to share a story. …Crime Bill5 min readCrime Bill5 min read
Nov 27, 2018Maryland GOP Endorses Confederate ValuesFresh off the heels of successfully reelecting Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, the Maryland GOP has shown its true stripes by asking their volunteers to make calls and knock doors in support of Cindy Hyde-Smith, the embattled Mississippi U.S. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Nov 24, 2018Maya for Maryland Democratic Party ChairWe’ve experienced a blue wave, now Let’s Go DEEP! By Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Ph.D. Dear Democratic State Central Committee Members: I am extremely proud that the energy and hard work of State Central Committee members, candidates, state Party operatives, volunteers, voters, and donors helped Maryland experience a blue wave in…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Sep 6, 2017Maya Rockeymoore Cummings Statement on Trump Administration’s Attack on DACAFrom the America Dream and Martin Luther King’s Dream to the Dreamers, Americans have a love for dreams because we fundamentally believe that everyone deserves opportunity and hope for a better future. That’s why we can’t let one man and his allies kill our dreams. Time and again, the Trump…Immigration1 min readImmigration1 min read
Aug 26, 2017STATEMENT BY DR. MAYA ROCKEYMOORE CUMMINGS ON TRUMP’S PARDON OF FORMER SHERIFF JOE ARPAIOSTATEMENT BY DR. MAYA ROCKEYMOORE CUMMINGS ON TRUMP’S PARDON OF FORMER SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO Mr. Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio — who openly flouted the law by endorsing the use of racial profiling — is not a dog whistle, it’s an open statement of belief that…Arpaio2 min readArpaio2 min read
Aug 20, 2017Our National Culture Needs a RebootFrom the torches of white nationalist hate in Charlottesville, VA to the gender biased memo manifesto written by an ex-Google engineer in Mountain View, CA, the stench of racism, sexism, anti semitism, transphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, and xenophobia is suffocating the land. …Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
