By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sue each other – as well as loyal family friends –...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist What could anyone who loves America find offensive about Americans singing one of the nation’s unofficial national anthems, “America...
By Ron Busby, Sr. NNPA Columnist As America continues to celebrate the countless achievements of African Americans during Black History Month, it makes sense to...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist New research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds that consumers of color still report paying higher interest rates...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Had he not massacred Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman would be an average White man holding down a mediocre job, living...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Comedian Jerry Seinfeld made some comments last week about not caring about “diversity” in Hollywood, especially in the area of...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Because the Negro does not own and control retail establishments in his own community, he is unable to stabilize his...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist We’re used to making a big fuss over children’s birthdays, but this week child advocates and families across the...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Tor the majority of more than 45 million Black Americans and millions of others who have been historically...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist “It felt like being in a huge prison.” That was how I responded to questions I was asked in...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Climate change is a fact. We have seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, which rotate on an eternal basis. ...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – One foot of snow and a rear-wheel-drive sedan makes for adventurous driving that is not fun. That...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist A Weighty Issue with my Wife Dear Alma, Before I begin, let me say upfront that I love my wife....
By Phill Wilson NNPA Columnist This Friday, February 7h, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). It’s an opportunity for the nation to take a...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union (SOU) address, he appealed to our nation’s employers to raise wages from...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Prior to Sunday’s Super Bowl, I told anyone who would listen that I like both the Denver Broncos and...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist By the early 1970s, Black Americans could reasonably say they had emerged victorious from their long struggle with America’s...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was pleased that President Obama spent so much time on the matter of economic inequality and the need...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist MSNBC’s President Phil Griffin was forced to apologize last week for an incendiary and grossly unfair tweet about conservatives. This...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama served notice in his State of the Union speech that he intends to make 2014...
By Ron Busby, Sr. NNPA Columnist There is nothing like doing what you love to do. And it’s even better when others around you share...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The State of the Union address is the only time of the year when all branches of government come together...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Income inequality” has become the political buzzword of 2014. President Obama, most recently in this week’s State of the...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Carter G. Woodson, son of former slaves, pioneering Harvard-trained historian, founder of the Association for the Study of African...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The role we play in our own economic demise is mind-boggling. First, our priorities are screwed up. We place more...
