By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Too often people who have experienced and endured long term oppression and suffering take for granted some of the...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Just released U.S. Census Bureau data reveal 45.3 million people were poor in America in 2013. One in three of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I would wager that you have had this experience. It has happened to me on more than one occasion. I...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Planning for retirement requires strong discipline, flexibility and constant awareness. Most African Americans do little thinking about it. Those who...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Some might think the annual report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage the U.S. Census Bureau released last week...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist One of the most interesting findings of the data recently released by the Census Bureau is that so many recent college graduates...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The NFL – which has been referred to as everything from the National Felons League to, in the cases...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now most people have heard how Ray Rice has been thrown under the bus by the National Football League (NFL)...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Here’s an intriguing concept: Arrest the Black dollar. Say what, Jim? You read it correctly. We should arrest our dollars...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Whenever someone accuses an African American of playing the “race card,” I cringe. Racism in America is not...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Amid stagnant wages, nagging underemployment and unemployment, many families continue to struggle with their finances. Some may even have wondered: “Will...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We are facing an important moment in our democracy. While America has twice elected an African American president, there...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Well, the season has begun and with it another round of calls for the Washington football team to rid...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist When many people hear child poverty in America the first stereotype is of an inner city child and discussions...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I have seen too many families break up following the unforeseen death of a loved one. It is especially...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Do you know what little respect Black and Hispanic citizens of New York City have for following the rules...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Obama says he is going to take ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) out. I wonder how many...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist St. Louis County has 90 municipalities – ranging in population from 13 to nearly 52,000 – and most of them...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” -Fannie Lou Hamer, legendary civil rights activist and co-founder of...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In a previous article, I noted the ridiculous scenario of Black people protesting while others profited, how we travel across the...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Black Americans and others who want to contribute to the future progressive transformation of our nation and world have...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Across the country it’s back to school time. I hope it is a year full of promise and not disappointment...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In the past, I have been extremely critical of so-called Black Republicans, as well as so-called Black conservatives – and that’s...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly various pundits jumped upon President Obama’s comment regarding ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist “Pretty Boy” Floyd hit the scene with the loud, over zealous crooners anticipating his ascension in 1993. He was handsome, he...
