By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Every March the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and its philanthropic arm, the NNPA Foundation, gather in Washington, D.C....
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Women’s History Month is a reminder that in every major American social reform movement, women have always played a...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In an unconventional move, legislation designed to reshape the nation’s $10 trillion housing finance market was released on Sunday, March...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Inviting His Former In-Laws to Our Wedding Dear Alma, I am having my second marriage. My fiancé and I are...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist This week, I wanted to focus my column once more on the issue of voting. After 246 years...
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By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The 2014 mid-term elections are just eight months away – and the Republicans are worried about Black voters again....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As the nation’s trillion-dollar student debt continues to rise, a new analysis of public higher education’s funding finds dwindling state...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Although unemployment rates are unacceptably high, especially for African Americans, President Obama has done a better job improving the...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist During his State of the Union address, President Obama promised to use the power of his pen to achieve the...
By Ron Busby, Sr. NNPA Columnist I must admit, being a single father of two Black boys isn’t easy, especially since my wife passed away...
By Michael A. LeNoir, M.D. Guest Columnist More than 15-years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the nation’s major cigarette manufacturers...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist One of our country’s most cherished values is the idea that if you work hard you can get ahead,...
By Jawanza Kunjufu To NNPA from New American Media We hear so much about the plight of Black children and their low test scores. We...
By Walter L. Fields, Jr NNPA Columnist By any measure Ben Carson is at the top of his field. The renowned surgeon has established a...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist My friend is awaiting health insurance. This is not academic. She’s afraid that she might have cancer. Think about...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The African American story is indeed one of the most unique tales of human struggle, uplifting and success. One...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I earned my undergraduate degree in tax accounting from Oral Roberts University (ORU). Upon graduation, I spent a decade working...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Used by my Outside Woman Dear Alma, I’m starting to feel used. When I go out with the woman I’m...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Do you know about Elizabeth Keckley? Maggie Lena Walker, Sarann Knight Preddy, Gertrude Pocte Geddes-Willis, Trish Millines Dziko, Addie L...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, the world knows something of the story of Solomon Northrup, a “free” Black American from New York who...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Two weeks ago, President Obama launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper. As a part of this initiative, he signed...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist When Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, shares more information with conservative Fox News than...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist What are we talking about? We talking about fiction or we talking about fact? You talking about fiction? Hold up...
