By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist A couple of weeks ago, law enforcement officials in Mauritania arrested nine people for doing something the government considers radical: protesting...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist For succeeding generations, retirement has been the time when older Americans reaped the benefits of their years in the workplace. Oftentimes...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In a season focused on gratitude, 17-year-old Monica Chica has an attitude about choosing to be grateful that’s wise far...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist As an African-American entrepreneur who has made a living writing books under contracts, the ongoing contract disputes and negotiations between star...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It has been told by many in the press that President Obama is a former professor who taught constitutional law...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist How Can I Dump my Sister? Hey Ms. Alma, I’m getting married and I want everything to be perfect. We’re getting...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist A total of $172 million. That was the record amount the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised in 2013 and...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist After the “Tuesday Evening Massacre” of the Elephants over the Donkeys, in January 2009, I wrote an article that warned about...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist It’s been almost 50 years since I lived in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I go back from time to time, but not...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Mr. President…I pledge to show to you and the American people that if I have the honor of being confirmed...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Since the Republicans takeover of Congress on Nov. 4, I have received numerous emails and phone calls from many of my...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist This year marks the 100 anniversary of the founding of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) by the Honorable...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist My late father was born on what was originally called “Armistice Day” – now celebrated as Veteran’s Day – November...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist Each fall, a representative of the United States government appears before the United Nation General Assembly to perform a silly task:...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist It seems like we’ve been hearing these classic, “Hi, Mom,” shot-outs from college and professional athletes forever. They look straight into...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In wake of the tragic plane crash that killed Pastor Myles Munroe his wife, Ruth, and seven other passengers of the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Most pundits predicted gains for the Republican Party in the 2014 midterm elections but no one had an idea that...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One source of the widespread losses the Democratic Party suffered this month in the midterm elections can be traced to...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist African American women were excited about President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General of the...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dating Frat Brother’s Ex-Girlfriend Dear Alma, My frat brother is getting married. We graduated over 15 years ago and so much...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Hello Ms. Alma, I need advice. I have been married to my husband for over year. I love him dearly but...
By Wellington E. Webb NNPA Guest Columnist Now that the dust has settled after our nation’s 2014 elections across the country, here is my two...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The midterm elections are over, the final numbers are in and they don’t look pretty if you’re a progressive. So,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week’s midterm elections were historic. Republicans regained control of the U.S. Senate, increased their majority in the House, and expanded...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist If there was one lesson to be learned on Election Day it was this: Until President Obama is gone and...
