By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist July 3-6 is the date. New Orleans is the place. Empowerment is the purpose. Iconic thought leaders and musicians...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Our public school system is a wreck. It didn’t happen by circumstance. It is by design, a design to...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Affair with a Coworker Dear Alma, I had an affair with a coworker that led to the demise of my...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer is being commemorated this week in Mississippi and it provides the perfect backdrop to...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist How much is a person’s innocence worth? That’s the most fundamental question framing the news...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Judging from its June 18-19 meeting, the Federal Reserve is hedging its bets. It says the U.S. economy is on...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist A few weeks ago, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) made a stunning announcement that caused a lot of consternation...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist If you and your children were sitting at the dinner table, with no food and no prospects for getting any,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist In the context of the current crisis in Iraq, I have been astounded by Republican suggesting that Obama is...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When it comes to payday and other small-dollar, high-cost loans, many think of urban areas plastered with signage and neon...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama will once again make national and international history when the White House hosts the first United...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The kind of beauty I want is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within: strength, courage, dignity.” -Ruby Dee In the...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On June 14th I had the honor of giving the undergraduate commencement address at Seattle Pacific University. Commencement speakers usually do...
By Phill Wilson NNPA Guest Columnist Do you know your HIV status? Do you know the HIV status of your intimate partner(s)? Do all of your...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There is probably no poverty pimp that is lower than a leech. This type of hustler wants to suck up...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Husband Embarrassed Me Dear Alma, We were recently at a cookout at my cousin’s house and I went over...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When the Koch Foundation gave the United Negro College Fund $25 million, it set off a maelstrom of comments in...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist June’s three most striking domestic political events thus far all have in common the same force that has uniformly characterized...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The first detailed study of the relationship between diversity and the bottom line in the Hollywood entertainment industry has found...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist With outstanding student loans totaling more than $1trillion and still counting, the White House and Congress have proposed measures to ease...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In a 2010 report titled, “Lifting as we Climb: Women of Color, Wealth, and America’s Future,” posted by Insight – Center...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The long protracted struggle of African Americans for freedom, justice and equality is recognized as a vital and important...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “In Fiscal Year 2013, the City procured $16.5 billion worth of goods and services and only $439 million went to...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist This column is not about the recent story making headlines in New York City on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week’s defeat of House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor sent shock waves throughout D.C. like I have never seen before. ...
