By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Scholars from several of the nation’s most-esteemed colleges and universities jointly concluded that the nation’s so-called housing “recovery” is bypassing...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “Let me issue and control a nation’s money and I care not who writes the laws.” – Mayer Amschel Rothschild I often wonder if...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “Foster care is not fun for anyone,” says 24-year-old law student Amy Peters, who entered Nebraska’s foster care system...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was reading an editorial criticizing President Obama for not doing more in the international realm. Specifically, it suggested that he...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “My whole life is dedicated to urban America.” -NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson Every time ostracized Los...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Harvard University estimated about 30 percent of inner-city children...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Where do I begin to tell the story of our trade mission to the beautiful nation of Colombia? It...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – Audi already had a hit with its Q5 crossover vehicle. The addition of the 2014 Audi Q5...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist A Christian with a Short Memory Dear Alma, I have a friend who is the ultimate Christian. Since she’s been...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist This is the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision outlawing “separate but equal” schools. And...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Because I was a horribly ill-behaved child, I found myself shipped from San Francisco to Moss Point, Miss. in August...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Will the parents of at least 276 Nigerian girls kidnapped more than a month ago by the terrorist gang,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The recent kidnapping of the Nigerian school girls has been all over the news which is a good thing. We...
By Melvin P. Foote NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama has invited 47 African Heads of State to come to Washington August 5-6 a summit around U.S....
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...
