By William Reed NNPA Columnist Did you know that the official African-American holidays are: Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth? What do you, and your...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist I am a Citizen Of Hip Hop. That bold declaration, which has developed into an international movement, has created buzz and touched off...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “I believe that’s Trayvon Martin, that’s my baby’s voice. Every mother knows their child, and that’s his voice.” – Sybrina Fulton, mother...
By Jesse Jackson NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago, Medgar Evers, the NAACP regional secretary in Mississippi, was murdered by a member of the White Citizens’ Council....
By Stella Adams NNPA Guest Columnist A recent report from the Social Security trustees confirms that the program is solvent and can fully pay benefits...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, he envisioned a character, real or imagined “Big Brother” who was a know-all, see-all, omnipotent...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Last week, I explained why we have Black business programs. The evolution of them from the Civil Rights Movement and...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago this month, two of the chief characteristics of the modern Civil Rights Movement were dramatically, tragically illuminated...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist When President Obama and the first lady travel to Africa at the end of this month, they will receive...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The enduring hope is that race should not matter; the reality is that too often it does.” – Anthony Kennedy,...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist When it comes to looking good, staying on top of your game, and making sure your pursuit of beauty is on...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist You would think that since the end of slavery and through the ensuing years Black people in this country would...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Women serve in almost every high-powered job in the United States: CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Senators, university presidents,...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist We have these programs from the blood, sweat and tears of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Although the overall unemployment rate still exceeds 7 percent, and the official Black unemployment rate is greater than 13 percent,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The aphorism, “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” is especially relevant to the conversations being held among Black...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Hooray! The Associated Press reported that America’s Blacks voted at a higher rate than Whites in 2012 for the first...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One would be hard-pressed not to acknowledge that Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, has had a spectacular...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “’I’m learning that milestones are a very difficult thing to get through in this first year . . ....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The term “payday loans” often evokes images of stores with garish neon signs; but these products have moved into the...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I read the speech. I read it carefully. Again, an excellent speech; as a result, you have to read...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Lately, I have been stressing the importance of preserving the sanctity of the traditional family–mother, father, and children. There is...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Do you still believe what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was saying during her infamous five Sunday show appearances? By now,...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Despite working a full-time job, many low-wage workers still live in poverty. This isn’t right.” – Rep. George Miller...
Dear Gwendolyn: A year ago I met and started dating a good looking man. Girl, he was drop dead gorgeous. We met at a cookout...
