By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Black Americans are often misled when politicians and pundits refer to the ability of the president of the United States...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST was firecracker of a little car. Under the hood was a direct...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist I am Featured in Pastor’s Sermons Dear Alma, I’m not sure how to handle this problem. My sister in-law...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief QUNU, South Africa (NNPA) – With a rich mixture of ceremonial military pomp and ancient tribal customs, Nelson Mandela,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PRETORIA, South Africa – Most of the leaders and dignitaries who converged on this capital city last Monday...
By Everett L. Glenn NNPA Special Contributor LAST OF A 3-PART SERIES (As a sports agent, Attorney Everett Glenn has negotiated contracts for some...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief SOWETO, South Africa (NNPA) – President Barack Obama described Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black elected president, as...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist If I close my eyes, I can remember 1984. I am among those running from meeting to meeting working...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist As millions of people throughout world mourn and celebrate the life and living legacy of Nelson Rolihlahla...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Many conservatives who actively opposed Nelson Mandela’s protracted struggle to establish democracy in White minority-ruled South Africa are trying to...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Just in time for the holiday season, three federal regulators have taken two separate actions against payday lending. One seeks...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart wrote a column titled, “Token support for GOP’s Orlando Watson.” In his meandering,...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The Republican Party’s inability to prevent some of its elected officials and party operatives alike from making racist and sexist...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Blacks account for more new HIV infections, people estimated to be living with HIV disease, and HIV-related deaths than any...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When the tax man cometh, Black dollars “goeth.” Where will they goeth? Down a myriad of paths in pursuit of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I had the opportunity to visit Bogota, Colombia for a meeting of representatives of public sector unions from the...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist When it comes to defining that which is “typically American,” I think we’re going to have to add “sports” to the...
Beyond the Rhetoric: Notes from the DR By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The weather was perfect. The facilities were clean and professionally run. All participants wore...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist At the White House, President Barack Obama recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 luminary recipients. Along with the...
2014 Dodge Durango By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., – This planned community is just northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County,...
Ask Alma By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Struggling with Co-Workers’ Pregnancies Dear Alma, Two of my co-workers are pregnant. I am truly, truly happy for them…but...
[AP] The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay respects to Nelson Mandela....
[AP] JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans erupted in song, dance and tears on Friday in public and emotional celebrations of the life of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who bridged this country’s...
[CNN] Nelson Mandela’s willingness to forgive and forget helped peacefully end an era of white domination in his native South Africa. But as news of his...
