By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The crisis that has rocked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over the last year has frequently been...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Columnist Not long ago, I attended the release of the National Urban League’s Annual State of Black America Report at the National Press...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) always had a shady purpose. Its origin lies with the presidency Richard M. Nixon, who...
2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The Volkswagen Group sells more diesel powered cars and utility vehicles in the U.S....
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dear Alma, My stepson, who I adore and have known most of his life, is getting married next summer. I love...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Why would a White racist have sex with a person of color? That’s the question that few people in...
By Ron Busby, Sr. NNPA Columnist Let me get my disclaimer out of the way first. The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) is a business organization. Our sole...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Are you or someone you know being pursued or harassed late into the evenings and on weekends by debt collectors? If...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One can be forgiven for thinking the contest for the most outrageous, publicly-exposed racist behavior of recent weeks was between...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist During 2013, the U.S. economy experienced a reasonable level of growth. The 3.4 percent growth rate in the second half...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Race matters…because of the long history of racial minorities being denied access to the political process…because of persistent racial...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “The budget is not fair, Mr. Chair, if 69 percent of the cuts come from programs for low-income children...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly Secretary of State John Kerry backed down when he was chastised by anti-Palestinian...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now, everyone knows the story of Los Angeles Clipper’s owner, Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist My time in Washington has given me a real primer on the phrase “flavor of the week.” This week, all...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The New York Times carried an article titled, “White House Hosts ‘Next Generation’ Young and Rich,” in its Fashion and Style section, of...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Our Girlfriend Doesn’t Get It Dear Alma: Within my group of friends, I have a female friend who likes a male...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog confirmed Wednesday what airline passengers are finding when they try to book a flight: Service to...
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury’s bailout fund lost $11.2 billion on the rescue of General Motors Co. (GM) with the government’s exit of the largest U.S. automaker, a...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The news that Wal-Mart is getting into the car insurance business begs the question: is there anything that...
[WebMD] WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Can someone be obese and healthy? A new study and several experts say no. An obese person who has normal blood...
MEGHAN BARR, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Glimmers of Occupy Wall Street will surface this week in a smattering of cities as activists join rallies...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist NBA Commissioner Alan Silver, who replaced David Stern just two months ago, did what we’ve all been waiting for –...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist As is typical of blowhards, Cliven Bundy, the conservative movement’s most recently defrocked hero/criminal, opened his mouth once too often....
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The Roberts Supreme Court decided last week that voters in the state of Michigan had the right to ban affirmative action...
