By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Leadership Conference of Civil Rights (LCCR), a coalition of more than 200 human rights groups, has issued a new...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist This ought to be a season of hope for Liberia and Sierra Leone, two of the West African countries that...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Remember the old movies where the outlaws robbed banks for a living, or the gangsters did “bank jobs” as they moved...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist During the most critical period of Jessica’s childhood, adults who could have intervened to protect her from abuse let her...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” — George Washington Carver In recent weeks, the latest major...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist To many people, especially Blacks, Obama’s election as president in 2008 was a dream come true. According to the American Heritage...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Midterm elections are invariably a downer for the political party holding the White House. One can usually expect losses. And so it...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When it comes to assessing the nation’s housing industry, one key measure that all housing industry stakeholders take note of is...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It is very important that we focus on building strong households and foundations that will survive the test of time. We...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Obstruction by congressional Republicans has been a major obstacle for President Obama for four of his six years in office. ...