By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Steven and Laurie, a White married couple that lives near Richmond, Va., work at a big box store. She is...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The central issue that should concern us when it comes to the chemical weapons crisis in Syria is not...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Since the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) started its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) weekend, the “Michigan Reception” and “Motown Live Afterglow”...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A recent consumer survey shows that support for financial regulation, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and the Consumer...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The Federal Reserve Chairman is not only one of the most important economic policymakers in America, he or she is...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On September 30, friends and supporters of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) will gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C....
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama stepped on a big limb when he threatened “limited action” against Syria because the country’s leaders allegedly used...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Guest Columnist I was privileged to attend the March on Washington in 1963, and count it as one of the most profound...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Selma, Ala., the county seat of Dallas County, was a bastion of White supremacy in 1965. At the time,...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist There are multiple options when it comes to how consumers like to watch their favorite programs or other video content. In...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I cannot let a football season open without raising the question of the names of sports teams generally and...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Since the onset of the foreclosure crisis, research reports from esteemed universities and policy institutes have documented what went wrong. A...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist As Aeschylus, the Greek dramatist said, “In war, truth is the first casualty.” But in today’s political climate, just the...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Fifty years after the March on Washington, the sole surviving speaker from that day is Democratic Rep. John Lewis of...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There are very few things that are as vile and predatory than cheating young Black students out of a...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist These are the words of an 18-year-old who recently graduated from high school in a high-poverty neighborhood in the...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist The question of equality was a catalyst for the creation of this great Republic. The need for new ideas and...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “The economic distress of America’s inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Organizers of the two recent marches on Washington – one called by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King, III...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist On Saturday August 24 and Wednesday, August 28, tens of thousands of Americans gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to...
By Joe Madison NNPA Guest Columnist There was a lot of talk around the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington last week that Dr. Martin...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “You see a lot of teachers judge and stigmatize their students based on where they come from. A lot of...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “Almost 50 years ago, I gave a little blood on that bridge in Selma, Alabama for the right to vote. I...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, the Republican National Committee, under the leadership of its chairman, Reince Priebus, did something that has never been...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus inherited a simple mission: stop inflaming racism and expand the voter base beyond...
