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Ask Alma: We Need More Space, but My Husband Won’t Move

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, I read your column every week and could really use your advice. I want to move, but...

Saving Hearts and Lives in the African-American Community

By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Our heart is the engine that keeps our body running. That’s why problems with the heart—such as coronary...

Acknowledging Unprecedented Support for HBCUs

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. routinely would remind those of us who worked for...

Black Chicago Fights to Save Historic EBONY Building from Developers

By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Downtown Chicago is set to explode with construction. In the next several years, the city that gave birth to the...

First Black Astronaut Robert H. Lawrence Jr. Remains a Forgotten Pioneer

By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Two historic events that changed America occurred 50 years ago. While many will remember the 50th anniversary of the failed...

President Trump Signs Executive Order on HBCUs

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday,...

LIVESTREAM: A Conversation with Cedric Richmond

Andrew Young Talks about King’s Legacy, Trump’s White House

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s forever a burning question, particularly as many African-Americans soul search, reminisce and speculate during Black History Month. “What...

D.C. Stakeholders Comment on Every Student Succeeds Act

By Pam Taylor (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) As the first deadline to submit state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act rapidly approaches, community stakeholders in Washington, D.C.,...

Louisville Native ‘AP’ Powell Makes History, Gives Back to the Black Community

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Alan “AP” Powell is one of the nation’s greatest unsung African-American heroes. Powell is a member of the Phoenix...

Independent Commission Must Investigate President Trump’s Potential Russian Ties

By Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) The endurance of our nation’s security, sovereignty, and democracy is not a partisan issue. This is a top concern for...

We Have to Celebrate This Year’s Black Academy Award Nominees

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I usually don’t pay much attention to the Academy Awards unless African American actors are nominated and win or unless...

Navient Charged Student Borrowers Too Much, says CFPB

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The financial futures of more than 12 million federal and private student loan borrowers who collectively owe approximately $300 billion...

Why Is President Trump’s Only Senior Black Staffer a Democrat?

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Republicans haven’t shown any serious efforts of making Blacks an integral part of their party since the Nixon Administration of...

When It Comes to Education, We Must Be Strong and Courageous for Our Children

By Reverend Sam Casey (Founder and Executive Director, COPE) “Be strong and courageous.” The counsel comes from Joshua 1:9, one of my favorite Bible verses, and...

NBC Snubs Cosby During TV Special

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) He’s back. At least on social media. Perhaps buoyed by several recent – and scarcely reported court victories and...

How the Black Press Played Vital Role in “Hidden Figures”

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In her book, “Hidden Figures,” author Margot Lee Shetterly pays homage to the African-American women who worked as human...

Republican Lawmakers Attack Obama’s Education Law

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Without hesitation, Jill Lauren said that the most critical program that should be included under the Every Student Succeeds...

Trump and the Black Caucus Plan to Meet for the First Time

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Following a bizarre exchange with American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan, the Congressional Black Caucus is...

Jeanette Epps to Become First Black Crewmember on International Space Station

By Shantella Y. Sherman (AFRO/NNPA Member) NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first Black crewmember on the International Space Station when she goes...

Minority Leaders Feel Muslims are Unfairly Targeted

By Audrey A. Lundy (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Muslims have lived in Texas since 1854. They have established mosques, schools and other institutions that serve the...

Solar Energy Trade Group Responds to Dr. Malveaux’s Latest Column

Letter to the Editor: In her Feb. 9 column, “Why Isn’t President Trump Tweeting about the Solar Panel Industry?” Dr. Julianne Malveaux makes serious allegations, and...

The Art of the Deal: President Trump Loves Confusion and Chaos

By Roger Caldwell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In politics, I have been told that you pick your battles. But President Trump has a different theory, and he...

Building The Movement to Fight Extremism

By Reverend Dr. William J. Barber, II (President, North Carolina NAACP) On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump wrapped up his first week of executive orders...