By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly Secretary of State John Kerry backed down when he was chastised by anti-Palestinian...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now, everyone knows the story of Los Angeles Clipper’s owner, Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist My time in Washington has given me a real primer on the phrase “flavor of the week.” This week, all...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The New York Times carried an article titled, “White House Hosts ‘Next Generation’ Young and Rich,” in its Fashion and Style section, of...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Our Girlfriend Doesn’t Get It Dear Alma: Within my group of friends, I have a female friend who likes a male...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist NBA Commissioner Alan Silver, who replaced David Stern just two months ago, did what we’ve all been waiting for –...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist As is typical of blowhards, Cliven Bundy, the conservative movement’s most recently defrocked hero/criminal, opened his mouth once too often....
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The Roberts Supreme Court decided last week that voters in the state of Michigan had the right to ban affirmative action...
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By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist A perennial favorite science project from preschool on up is the “seed experiment.” That’s when a child plants identical seeds...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist With the continued consolidation going on within the media (radio, TV, newspapers), there is never-ending debate over the issue of ownership...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have had a long tradition of pursuing and encouraging excellence. Howard University in...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist As someone who was a fan of the original Cosmos series, hosted by the late Dr. Carl Sagan, I was excited to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The new Senate proposal to reform the housing finance system…lacks provisions to ensure that the housing finance system is fair...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Once again, the federal government has been caught making up numbers, this time to support its efforts to put career...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – Much like hybrids, the auto industry seems poised to impose plug-in hybrids on the market. Automakers are slowly creating...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Reverend Needs Heavenly Advice Dear Alma, My brother in-law is a minister, but he’s also an oblivious, self-centered fool. At Christmas,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As we approach May 17, the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education landmark decision outlawing...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I’m tired, my sisterfriend says. I don’t know how much longer I can hold on. As I hear her...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It was 20 years ago this month that the monstrous Rwandan genocide unfolded. In less than 90 days, close...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We may as well call it “Edu-pay-tion,” as far as many prospective students are concerned. The cost of a college degree...
By Richard B. Muhammad NNPA Guest Columnist The news cycle April 14 was filled with reports of the murders of three people in Overland Park,...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Hank Aaron, the major leaguer who 40 years ago broke Babe Ruth’s titanic home-run record, recently spoke the truth...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Today, the long travail and struggle of African people to gain freedom, justice, equality and empowerment remains both...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnists As graduation day nears for high school seniors, students and their families are also weighing choices for college and financial...
