Univ. of Oklahoma Severs Ties With Frat After Racist Chant

SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The president of the University of Oklahoma severed the school’s ties with a national fraternity on Monday and...

In Selma, Ala., Obama Proved That He is ‘Black Enough’

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief NEW ANALYSIS SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is...

Historically Black Schools Say Obama’s Policies Have Fallen Short

  (The Washington Post) – The country’s first African American president is finding himself increasingly at odds with a cornerstone of the African American community: historically black...

Police Shooting Forces Discussion of Madison’s Racial Divide

SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — Madison takes pride in being named one of the best places in the U.S. to live, raise a...

Ferguson Increased Revenue by Targeting Blacks

  By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Justice Department’s recent investigation of the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department not only revealed widespread...

Millennials Are More Racist Than They Think

  (Politico) – News about race in America these days is almost universally negative. Longstanding wealth, income and employment gaps between whites and people of color are increasing, and...

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Don’t Overlook Contributions of Clarence Mitchell

By William Barber and Gary L. Bledsoe NNPA Guest Columnists Looking at our nation and noting where we have come since 1965 gives us reason to...

LBJ’s Defenders Cheapen his Accomplishments

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist   Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and poor people than any modern president. But his...

Child Watch: Our Failure to Measure Up

By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist   Too much and for too long, we seem to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere...