(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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report on the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department sheds a brighter light on...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Ever since President Bill Clinton apologized for the Tuskegee syphilis “experiment” in 1997, we have heard calls for apologies from...
