By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PRETORIA, South Africa – It’s not easy walking in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, the nation’s first democratically elected...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The mainstream media has had difficulty understanding the eruption of strikes in the fast food industry. They have acted...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “I assumed that with knowledge, sacrifice would automatically follow. In my youth and idealism I did not realize that selfishness...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Christmas is supposed to be a joyous time of the year. But, political correctness has turned Christmas into Christmess. One...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As higher education costs continue to increase faster than most consumers’ income, college loan debt has now topped $1.2 trillion....
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Okay, hopefully, we can all sit back and catch our breath for a few minutes before 2014 rolls in. Our...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist What’s the greatest trick the devil ever pulled? Convince the world he didn’t exist. Rick Ross and Jay Z released...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist There are two ways to end a recession. One is to increase federal spending on the theory that people will...
By William Spriggs NNPA Guest Columnist Last week the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announced it will ease back on its “pedal to the...
