By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The closer Election Day gets, the more confused I am by the behavior of Democrats. For the past several years,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The Black vote is said to be the determining factor in whether the Democrats hold the U.S. Senate. President Obama is...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Although Latinos are growing at a faster rate than any other ethnic group in the United States, they will have...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist Of the nearly 10,000 people who have been infected by the Ebola virus, fewer than 20 have been outside of the...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concern me… I think it is appropriate...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist I am always on the alert to make sure that Black Americans are treated fairly and justly. No, I...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist With opportunity gaps widening for poor children and children of color, new guidance from the Office for Civil Rights in...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Three years ago, the Department of Education tightened the loan standards for Parent PLUS Loans. The change affected more than...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There have been incidents along our nation’s path that are outright disgusting and with racial animus. The internment of...
By Rep. Steven Horsford NNPA Guest Columnist Recently, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb published a column discussing what he claims to be the “hidden dangers...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month let stand the state of Texas’ latest attempt to use the old...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Single Dad Needs Help Dear Alma, I’m a single dad who recently relocated with my job. I’m raising my 11-year-old daughter...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Environmental Protection Agency was once a small operation working out of the Department of Interior. President Richard Nixon elevated...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lost in the frenzy to erect barriers to voting, including reducing the hours available for early voting and imposing strict...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The Court holds that SB 14 creates an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote, has an impermissible discriminatory effect...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Here are a few election-time questions to think over: Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I had separate conversations with two governors last week. Both were White, one was a Democrat and one was a Republican. ...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We say we have “voting power,” but we have settled merely for the “power to vote.” We fight for the “right...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist While we rarely hear good news these days about Congress, I have some to share. Continuing a long tradition of...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist Each October, I look forward to reading about the uncanny accomplishments of Nobel Prize winners, particularly those in medicine, science and...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It is very unsettling to hear various politicians suggest the need for U.S. troops to be redeployed to Iraq and...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist My Brother’s Keeper Initiative was developed under the Obama administration to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist I know about Black American leadership from both a personal and a professional perspective that spans more than five...
By Oscar Blayton NNPA Guest Columnist Twenty one to one are pretty bad odds; particularly when they deal with life and death. But last Friday, ProPublica,...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Environmental Protection Agency was once a small operation working out of the Department of Interior. President Richard Nixon elevated...
