By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist The 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s declaration of a war on poverty brought long overdue attention to his...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hasn’t been this alive since 1968. He’s no longer that visually distant, two-dimensional figure,...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist This month will mark the 85th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the nation and throughout the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty at roughly the same time we’re observing the 85th birthday...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared a war on poverty. Appalled by the way too many Americans lived,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I have written about the huge opportunity Black dissatisfaction with Obama presents to the Republican Party. It’s time to speak...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “I’d go to the NAACP and talk about why the African-American community should be demanding paychecks and not be satisfied...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Brother A. Peter Bailey wrote a very enlightening article, titled, “Black Leaders, Past and Present, Speak on the Need for...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Children are not little adults. Adolescents are not the same as adults. We’ve known this for years. The research...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although many economists claim the recession is over, millions of Americans are still reeling from its financial effects. In particular,...
