By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dear Alma, I have a terrible problem concerning my dad. My mother and father were married for more than 50...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The first federal minimum wage of 25 cents an hour was established in 1938. Since then, it has been raised...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Nine-year-old Jaime Gordillo Villa was born in the United States and is a good student who has gotten awards for...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Last week’s elections for the governorships of New Jersey, where the Republican incumbent won, and Virginia, where the Republican contender...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been the talk of the political world for the past week. He won reelection with...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist During a seminar in Buffalo, N.Y. a few years ago, noted author and financial adviser, Brooke Stephens, said, “How you handle...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The day after Thanksgiving, so-called “Black Friday,” will be a moment for national protests over the conditions faced by thousands...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Bill De Blasio is garnering national attention for his landslide election in the New York City mayor’s race. De...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist An analysis of the recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Student Loan Ombudsman report concluded that private student loans (PSLs) are a...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Every parent wants their child to achieve, thrive and succeed. Too often though, negative perceptions of children of color and...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist While going through some old boxes the other day, I came upon an old video tape. It was a tribute...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist If you weren’t paying attention, veteran conservative commentator Armstrong Williams is becoming a “media mogul” having purchased a trio of TV...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist He Won’t Let Me Visit his House Dear Alma, I have been dating “David” for over eight months, but I have...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I read a very sad article in the Washington Post on October 29. It concerned the base of the Tea Party movement,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Republican push to reduce the federal deficit solely through spending cuts is based on mythology rather than fact. That...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In 1896, Lyrics of Lowly Life, a collection of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry, was published. Although his poem was specifically focused on...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Before assuming the presidency in 1960, John F. Kennedy barely paid attention to any Black American beyond his valet, and...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist During the enslavement period of Africans in America, the Meritorious Manumission Act of 1710 was enacted in Virginia. It was the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It has recently been in the press the financial woes of the Grambling State University football team. Players boycotted traveling...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist With the annual holiday season approaching, many across the country will soon be celebrating with families and loved ones. Many such...
By Walter Fields, Jr. NNPA Guest Columnist He cut a larger than life figure during his days on the basketball court and Newark-born Goliath Shaquille O’Neal...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Today, of course, when we talk about what we watch, that doesn’t necessarily mean just television or the big screen. We...
by Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “I’ll take anyone,” Davion said. “Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don’t care. And I would...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I was once told that the only bad thing about being a good sport is that you have to lose to...
by William Reed NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama recently said that if he were the football team’s owner, he’d think about changing the Washington team’s name....
