Patrice Lee Onwuka

senior policy fellow

Patrice Onwuka is the director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women’s Forum and cohost of O’Connor & Company on WMAL.

A U.S. classroom

Opinion

February 27, 2023

Stop punishing gifted students: War on merit, honors programs is hurting Black children, others

Merit-based programs offer a solution to boost the participation of Blacks, racial minorities and disadvantaged kids in disciplines such as the sciences.

Miami Beach, Florida, El Presidente grocery store, employee bagging groceries . (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Opinion

March 17, 2022

Biden’s agenda is wrong for working women on ‘Equal Pay Day,’ and everyday

Rather than rally behind the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Biden administration should focus on demolishing barriers to opportunity and clearing the way for women to succeed.

Shoppers in a Washington, D.C., suburb reacted to surging grocery prices amid supply-chain bottlenecks and rising inflation.

Opinion

November 10, 2021

Patrice Onwuka: Welcome to Inflation Nation

President Biden has a big problem on his hands: inflation is accelerating because of his policies and Americans are starting to connect the dots.

Patrice Onwuka: Dems' amnesty infrastructure plan is not a solution to border crisis

Opinion

September 21, 2021

Patrice Onwuka: Dems' amnesty infrastructure plan is not a solution to border crisis

The desperate situation at the southern border calls for urgent action by the White House and Congress.

FILE - In this Monday, July 11, 2016 file photo, Paul Bronson prays during a Black Lives Matter prayer vigil at First Baptist Church, a predominantly African-American congregation, in Macon, Ga. According to a Pew study released on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most of them attend churches that are predominantly Black -- yet many would like those congregations to become racially diverse. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Opinion

February 21, 2021

Patrice Onwuka: Black History Month – here's how churches, civil society uplift the community

Uplifting Black Americans to achieve equality has been a long, hard-fought struggle. This fight is marked by momentous wins, such as the full enjoyment of constitutional rights and Blacks ascending to the helm of every facet of society.

Patrice Onwuka: Twitter, Facebook banning of Trump continues crackdown on conservatives — censorship dangerous

Opinion

January 9, 2021

Patrice Onwuka: Twitter, Facebook banning of Trump continues crackdown on conservatives — censorship dangerous

Facebook and Twitter drew a bright and dangerous line in the online sand late this week by banning the sitting president of the United States from their platforms.