By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Many conservatives who actively opposed Nelson Mandela’s protracted struggle to establish democracy in White minority-ruled South Africa are trying to...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Just in time for the holiday season, three federal regulators have taken two separate actions against payday lending. One seeks...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart wrote a column titled, “Token support for GOP’s Orlando Watson.” In his meandering,...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The Republican Party’s inability to prevent some of its elected officials and party operatives alike from making racist and sexist...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Blacks account for more new HIV infections, people estimated to be living with HIV disease, and HIV-related deaths than any...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When the tax man cometh, Black dollars “goeth.” Where will they goeth? Down a myriad of paths in pursuit of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I had the opportunity to visit Bogota, Colombia for a meeting of representatives of public sector unions from the...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist When it comes to defining that which is “typically American,” I think we’re going to have to add “sports” to the...
Beyond the Rhetoric: Notes from the DR By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The weather was perfect. The facilities were clean and professionally run. All participants wore...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist At the White House, President Barack Obama recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 luminary recipients. Along with the...