Republicans Continue to Pay Lip Service to Blacks

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) As I continue my swing through Eastern Europe, I had every intention of writing about my conversations with the...

Blackonomics: Do Black Organizations Really Have Our Backs?

By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) While Black people are bogged down in shallow and meaningless political discourse, our vaunted Black organizations continue to be...

Trump’s Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I have repeatedly heard many of the talking heads in Washington, D.C. and the Republican establishment accuses Donald Trump...

From Mary Church Terrell to Barbara Lee: Black Women in the Peace Movement

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Some words seem rarely mentioned in this highly toxic political season. We’ve heard about bombs and walls, but very...

Flint Residents Deserve Better than This

[PHOTO] Armstrong Williams says that state and local officials failed Flint residents when it created the water crisis and is failing them now with their lack...

Advice: Ask Alma

By Alma Gill NNPA News Wire Columnist Dear Alma, I need advice about a terrible family situation that involves me and all of my siblings, and...

Black-Owned Media Companies Should Push for More Political Ads

By Roger Caldwell NNPA News Wire Columnist In the 2016 Florida political campaign, there are millions of advertising dollars in play and Black-owned media companies are...

You Have to Understand Why “Diamond” and “Silk” Support Trump

What I Learned from the Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist Oh yes, those were troubled times during the decades of the 1960’s and 1970’s. When Beyoncé gave tribute...

Blackonomics: Hypocrites, Hucksters, Histrionics and Hype

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Aren’t you tired of the rap and clap sessions by political wannabees and their respective contingents? I know I...

Where is Today’s Madam C.J. Walker?

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Women entrepreneurs have a powerful role model when they consider Madam C.J. Walker. One of our nation’s first female...

Dr. King’s Words Echoed in Bernie Sanders’ Political Revolution

By Bill Turner Special to the NNPA from The Winston-Salem Chronicle Most Blacks who will vote in the Democrat primaries for the 2016 presidential campaign would...

This is How Ben Carson Changed Electoral Politics Forever

By Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist When it’s all said and done, and the 2016 political season has come to an end – two things...

Blackonomics: The Silly Season is Upon Us

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist The “Silly Season,” as many call it, is well under way; and Black people are up to our necks...

Is The Bernie Sanders’ Campaign on Life Support Heading into Super Tuesday?

By Roger Caldwell NNPA News Wire Columnist There are twelve states holding primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday, which is March 1, 2016. The Democrats and...

Why Aren’t We Discussing Voter Suppression During an Election Year?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist There are many peculiar things about the 2016 election cycle, but one of them is what is not...

Hard Choices for Ben Carson on the Campaign Trail

By Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist Dr. Ben Carson’s last place finish in the South Carolina Republican primary (he earned 7.2 percent of the total...

How the Obama Presidency Exposed America’s Unchanged Ways

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Why President Barack Obama Is One of the Best Ever

By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA News Wire Columnist President Barack Obama will go down in history, as arguably one of the most successful presidents of the...

Blackonomics: Hillary and Bernie Discover and Re-Discover Black People

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist One thing is for sure; Black folks are enjoying this latest political mating dance with Bernie Sanders and Hillary...