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...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The importance of President Barack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held this week in Washington, D.C. should not be underestimated....
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In light of all the racism mounting up around us I put myself in Harriet Tubman’s shoes. Her mind had to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies…only permanent interests.” –Former Congressman William L. Clay, Sr. In a sign of...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist For years, the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx in New York, home to St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, was the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Earlier this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new regulations intended to reduce carbon emissions from America’s power...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Attitude and Temper from My 3-Year-Old Dear Alma, Help Needed! I’m a single dad. I have full custody of our 3-year...
By Walter Fields NNPA Columnist It was one of the most difficult scenes in Spike Lee’s classic movie “Do the Right Thing,” the brutal strangulation of...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist What if we didn’t incarcerate people who commit non-violent crimes? Or, if we sentenced them, what if their sentences were...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The two conflicting appeals court rulings last week on the legality of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, let’s be clear about what is transpiring before our eyes in Gaza. It most recently started when the Palestine Authority...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The homosexual mafia has struck again. This time, however, they have picked the wrong target. Beloved former Tampa Bay and...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In recent days, many policymakers and analysts have noted the July 21 anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)....
By Marian Wright Edelman and Julia Cass Special to the NNPA There is a photograph of a back road near Philadelphia, Miss. that was the final stop...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago this August 4, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement’s Mississippi Freedom Summer project and...
