By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, the midterm elections are fast approaching and, with every passing day, you are probably receiving an email and/or...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I stand before you as the president of the United States and a proud American. I also stand before...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist We know the commonly repeated claim that there are more Black men in prison than in college isn’t true. But...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Obama administration has a flawed theory: Use diplomacy to keep the peace; it is better relations with other...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dating a Serial Cheater Dear Alma, This may be a silly story, but I need some advice. My boyfriend and...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Although the continent of Africa has 54 countries, the nation that received the most attention at last week’s US-Africa Summit...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist While one can applaud the Obama administration for extending invitations to African leaders to meet in Washington, D.C., there are...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist President Obama hosted the first ever U.S.-Africa Business forum last week here in Washington, DC. Leading up to the conference, the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Finally, President Obama extended an invitation to African nations to participate in a Summit. It was rather short but...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Bishop Minerva Carcaño, the Los Angeles Area Resident Bishop of the United Methodist Church, is acting with urgency. Along with...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The nation’s digital technology and social media companies are helping to transform how people throughout the world communicate and...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist I had the honor of sitting in on LL Cool Jay’s private listening session in New York City. He was previewing...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist This is a call for all eligible Black folks to register and vote in every election from now until eternity, so...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Consumers who maintain low and no cushions in their checking accounts may have thought that the overdraft “banking service” was a...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The purpose of the law is simple…those who are equal before God shall now also be equal in the polling...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I don’t do vacations well. I have to be pushed and prodded, just about guilt-tripped, into taking time off. Sure, I’ll...
By Hilton Kelley NNPA Guest Columnist Millions of African Americans and Latinos in the United States live near the 143 oil refineries operating in 32 states...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist New Beau Not All Smiles Dear Alma, I met a great guy online. We talked for a long time before we...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In 1984, former UN Ambassador Andrew Young described the inner circle of Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale as “smart a–...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Three events occurred in the tight confines of Capitol Hill last week that underscore the Republican Party’s extraordinary institutional...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Last quarter’s rate of economic growth is good news, especially after the economy stalled, losing momentum in the first quarter of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Knowing of my concern about justice for the Palestinians, a friend sent me a link the other day regarding Palestine...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The term “Maát” is familiar to many of us. I give credit to the youth at the SBA (“Saba”) Academy in...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although the rate of foreclosures nationwide has declined by April, 694,000 homeowners were still in some form of foreclosure, according to...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In many ways Obama’s presidency has been historic. – On June 19, 2008, Obama became the first major-party presidential candidate to...
