Black Republican Surrogates Like Pastor Mark Burns Need a Permanent Timeout

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am really getting fed up with the constant drumbeat of criticism of Donald Trump’s campaign, especially the criticism coming...

The NNPA Launches Historic Black Voter Turnout Project for 2016 Election

By Benjamin Chavis (President and CEO of the NNPA) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) proudly asserts that, “We are the authentic voice of Black America.”...

‘Handkerchief Head’ Mark Burns

[TNTRIBUNE.COM/NNPA MEMBER] I don’t like name calling and disparaging anyone’s character not, and it’s not because I am a man of God. I say this because...

Why Do Black Businesses Struggle to Grow?

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The most recent data on minority-owned firms in the United States was collected in 2012 (and released at the end...

Veteran Black Journalist George Curry Will Always Be with Us

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) On Saturday, August 20, I was at my mother’s house in Virginia when I received a text message, late...

Ask Alma: My Friend Kisses Me on the Lips When We’re Hanging Out

By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, I’ve been friends with a woman for over 10 years. We went to high school together. I left...

We Must Support the Freedom-Fighting Legacy of George E. Curry in the Black Press

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) The freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement of Black people in America and throughout the...

It’s Time for the GOP to Put Veteran Black Republicans Back in the Game

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Imagine the Chicago Bulls of the NBA during the early Michael Jordan years. He was their top draft pick...

Trump Supporters Think They’re on a Reality Show

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) There is something that I have found particularly odd in this election season and there have been many things...

A Voice for Black America Passes

[FINALCALL.COM/NNPA MEMBER] The passing of George E. Curry, a great defender and supporter of the Black Press and an important editor and journalist, was sudden and...

Hey Donald, When Was America Great?

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Our American exceptionalism allows us to shimmer, too fully in our greatness. We are the biggest and the baddest. We...

Why are Black Democrats More Popular in the GOP than Black Republicans?

This is Why Republicans Need to Stop Hating on Trump

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Any member of an organization that truly cares about the group will not hesitate to hold the leadership accountable...

Enhancing Black-Owned Newspapers in the Age of Social Media

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) salutes the first class of the Discover the Unexpected...

Shirley Chisholm and the Fight for Equal Rights for All Women

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) With a woman heading the ticket of the Democratic Party, it may be challenging for us to remember that...

Can We Rebuild Black Wall Street?

By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) “There are [Blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago, but will not build pyramids...

After the Justice Department’s Report, Where are the Calls for Baltimore’s Mayor to Resign?

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report on the state of the Baltimore City Police...

Did the NABJ and NAHJ Just Pimp Their Members Out to the Democrats?

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) When the leaves start falling, we know autumn is around the corner. When the snow begins to fall on...

How Both Hillary Clinton and Black and Latino Journalists Blew Their Big Shot

[THEROOT.COM] There are a few people I would wait an entire day to see onstage. Chris Rock, if he were doing a live set with new...

This Is Why Black-Owned Newspapers Matter

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (NNPA President and CEO) In 2017, we will celebrate 190th anniversary of the Black Press in America. Since the first...

We Have to End the War on Women in Cyberspace

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I don’t know whether you have been following this, but there is a very disturbing trend that has...

Rev. Barber’s Speech at the DNC Was Everything

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) The North Carolina NAACP President, Rev. William Barber, tore it up and then threw down in a powerful speech...

Ask Alma: My Friend Stopped Hanging Out with Me. What Happened?

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, A couple of months ago a real friendly woman moved into the condo across the hall. She...

Will Anything Really Change After the Deaths of Sterling, Gerald and Long?

By Candace J. Semien (The Drum, NNPA Member) Leaving the city of Baker, Louisiana, I turned left onto the interstate faster than I normally would. I...

A Tale of Two Conventions

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Having attended the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland two weeks ago and having intently watched the Democratic National...