Haitians Urge People Not to Donate to Red Cross and Help Local Companies Instead

[THEATLANTABLACKSTAR.COM] As the death count after Hurricane Matthew approaches 900 and reports of deadly cholera outbreaks begin to surface, Haitians have sent out desperate pleas for...

This Is Why Increasing Diversity in Healthcare is Essential for the Black Community

By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Diversity is good for communities, companies and our nation. A plurality of viewpoints, experiences and beliefs has the...

The Fake Outrage over Trump’s “Access Hollywood” Comments Is Ridiculous

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) To paraphrase Winston Churchill, never has so much been said by so many about so little. This feigned outrage at...

CBC Members Join the Call for Payday Lending Reform

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Within days of the October 7 deadline for public comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed payday rule, 104...

White Acceptance Will Never Lead to Wealth in the Black Community

By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Black folks in America have been so successfully programmed that many of us are still psychologically enslaved to the point...

Film Review: Kevin Hart Kills in New Stand-up “What Now?”

Farming Is the Key to Economic Growth in the Black Community

By Armstrong Williams (NNPA Newswire Columnist) It is clear that it when it comes to jumpstarting the economy, generating jobs and wealth for the average American,...

Ask Alma: Should I Be Worried about My Husband’s “Mancations” with his Best Friend?

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, I’ve been married for six years and I love my husband so much. We met when he...

Republicans Are Willing to Dance with the Devil to Win the White House

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is anticipating a Trump win in November. Or, at least, he is preparing...

Film Review: Ava DuVernay Tackles Mass Incarceration and more in “The 13th”

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