By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist It is important for all people of African descent throughout the world to be ever conscious and...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “A new expression has entered the Westminster lexicon: dog-whistle politics. It means putting out a message that, like...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist One of my sheroes is Sojourner Truth. A brilliant but illiterate woman, she was a great orator and powerful...
By Lisa Gissendaner NNPA Guest Columnist Whitney Richards Callathes – a young person navigating the difficulties she confronts as a woman of color and an...
By Everett L. Glenn NNPA Guest Columnist Noted sports columnist William Rhoden penned an article a month ago in the New York Times under the...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A new economic analysis by the New York Federal Reserve Bank found fewer foreclosures, bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies....
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Yes, the dot-com era was filled with fraud. One year, we had 14 high tech startups pay sponsorship...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Among the formal definitions for “acting the fool” are: one who is deficient in judgment, sense or understanding....
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel just got spanked. Despite a campaign war chest of more than $15 million and the support of...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Mother Moved in but Won’t Move Out Dear Alma, My mother and I have a decent relationship. She was on...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a W.E.B. DuBois fanatic since my teenage years in...
By Kim M. Keenan NNPA Columnist Selma. For those of a certain age, the word Selma is evocative of a time when people stood...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There are two related violent phenomena in that are now getting renewed public attention and research around...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist During the 50-year period from 1963 (“I have a dream!”) to 2013, Black people have been on a virtual...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Much research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias…We all – white and black – carry various...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist For 50 years Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) has been the primary...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist They were young and largely impoverished. To find work, they had migrated from their native Egypt to a mid-coastal...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist By doubling down on his vile slur on President Obama’s love for his country, ex-New York City Mayor...
By Priscilla Ocen NNPA Guest Columnist When asked what her teachers think of her and her peers, one Black girl responded, “They like, can’t...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Within days of the murders of three Muslims in Chapel Hill, N.C., a crazed gunman shot several people...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I have seen from time to time organized, polished scams that present themselves as a positive contribution to...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist Each year in mid-February, the NBA All-Star Game plants itself in a different American city and takes over for a...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist We live in a era when humankind seems awash in war-driven atrocities. Men, and in some instances, boys –...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist We gather together this month to lift up the names that have been frequently lifted, to call the roll...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Should I give my Ex a Break on Support Payment? Dear Alma, I think I know what I’m going to...
