By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The crisis that has rocked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over the last year has frequently been...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Whenever someone is the first to reach an historic milestone in the world of finance and wealth, notable...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist The NBA playoffs, the NFL draft, and elevator music with Jay Z and Beyonce are all distractions in the pursuit of...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist After waiting for more than a year for a hearing on a bill that would reform how small dollar loans operate,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist I remember when Vice President Dan Quayle said we should be glad that foreigners are buying properties and land in our...
By Ron Busby NNPA Columnist As much television as Black folks watch, we should keep our eye on the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by Comcast...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist As a brand new law school graduate in 1963 I was fortunate enough to receive one of the NAACP Legal...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Capital Access has become more elusive than ever. Why? Because of a kneejerk reaction in 2010 by Congress responding to...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – Diesel used to be a dirty word in the American market. But spearheaded by the Volkswagen Group, oil...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Cancer and Romance Dear Alma, My wife died four years ago after a long battle with lung cancer. We had...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Athletes at Northwestern University shocked the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the governing body of college sports, by taking steps...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Long after completing his 8-year presidency, William Jefferson Clinton acknowledged that he should have intervened in the conflict in Rwanda. Hundreds...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Are you tired of complaining to family and friends about things you feel powerless to change? Or, as college costs continue...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The 2014 election year should be a voting “payback” year for Black America. Elected officials and politicians across America...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist “Welcome to New York, baby. It’s a city full of fun!” goes a line from one of my favorite jazz...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Donald Sterling’s racist rant about Blacks last month put a huge amount of focus on professional athletes. Many sports writers and...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist I used to like to watch the news on TV. In the morning I could check it out before my day...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It’s a war going on outside, no man is safe from, you could run but you can’t hide forever, from...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Effective immediately, I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA…I will...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The crisis that has rocked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over the last year has frequently been...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Columnist Not long ago, I attended the release of the National Urban League’s Annual State of Black America Report at the National Press...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) always had a shady purpose. Its origin lies with the presidency Richard M. Nixon, who...
2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The Volkswagen Group sells more diesel powered cars and utility vehicles in the U.S....
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dear Alma, My stepson, who I adore and have known most of his life, is getting married next summer. I love...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Why would a White racist have sex with a person of color? That’s the question that few people in...