By William Spriggs NNPA Guest Columnist Last week the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announced it will ease back on its “pedal to the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It was the early 1970s and my mentor, the late Arthur Fletcher, received the “green light” from Secretary of...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Just weeks after the White House snubbed Simeon Booker for a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a backbencher has introduced House Bill...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Unfaithful Brother-in-Law Dear Alma, My BIL has been unfaithful to his wife for years. Everybody knows, and I’m sure...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist “The cemeteries are full of indispensable men,” Charles De Gaulle, the great, imperious hero of World War II and subsequent...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In the tradition of the Black Church in America, the right hand of fellowship handshake is extended as...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Where do you begin to talk about the greatness of Nelson Mandela? The world has been blessed with very...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist PRETORIA, South Africa – Jesse Jackson left the Southern Sun Hotel in downtown Pretoria shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday,...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Guest Columnist As chairman of Freedom, Inc. in Youngstown, Ohio, a community-based, Pan Africanist organization, I was privileged to be among...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Former Kansas Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was recently presented with an award that is named after...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have had difficulty believing the uproar in right-wing circles over President Obama shaking hands with Cuba’s President Raul...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In the aftermath of a recent report that found the lack of student loan servicing standards and information on monies...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist An article published on nky.com, titled, “Running for Senate not job for paupers, stated: “The average household in the United States...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, Joyce Jones, a columnist for BET.com wrote an article titled, “The Loneliness of the Black Republican: What attracts...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Black Americans are often misled when politicians and pundits refer to the ability of the president of the United States...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST was firecracker of a little car. Under the hood was a direct...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist I am Featured in Pastor’s Sermons Dear Alma, I’m not sure how to handle this problem. My sister in-law...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist If I close my eyes, I can remember 1984. I am among those running from meeting to meeting working...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist As millions of people throughout world mourn and celebrate the life and living legacy of Nelson Rolihlahla...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Many conservatives who actively opposed Nelson Mandela’s protracted struggle to establish democracy in White minority-ruled South Africa are trying to...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Just in time for the holiday season, three federal regulators have taken two separate actions against payday lending. One seeks...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart wrote a column titled, “Token support for GOP’s Orlando Watson.” In his meandering,...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The Republican Party’s inability to prevent some of its elected officials and party operatives alike from making racist and sexist...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Blacks account for more new HIV infections, people estimated to be living with HIV disease, and HIV-related deaths than any...
