By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Three events occurred in the tight confines of Capitol Hill last week that underscore the Republican Party’s extraordinary institutional...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Last quarter’s rate of economic growth is good news, especially after the economy stalled, losing momentum in the first quarter of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Knowing of my concern about justice for the Palestinians, a friend sent me a link the other day regarding Palestine...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The term “Maát” is familiar to many of us. I give credit to the youth at the SBA (“Saba”) Academy in...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although the rate of foreclosures nationwide has declined by April, 694,000 homeowners were still in some form of foreclosure, according to...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In many ways Obama’s presidency has been historic. – On June 19, 2008, Obama became the first major-party presidential candidate to...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The importance of President Barack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held this week in Washington, D.C. should not be underestimated....
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In light of all the racism mounting up around us I put myself in Harriet Tubman’s shoes. Her mind had to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies…only permanent interests.” –Former Congressman William L. Clay, Sr. In a sign of...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist For years, the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx in New York, home to St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, was the...