WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will release the first round of health insurance enrollment numbers Wednesday afternoon. Officials have been lowering expectations for the numbers,...
Media Media Valerie Miller Williams 704-383-8025 C. Nicole Pierce 312-228-8820 Wells Fargo’s Celebratory Tour honoring the 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation, Featuring The Kinsey...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The first federal minimum wage of 25 cents an hour was established in 1938. Since then, it has been raised...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Nine-year-old Jaime Gordillo Villa was born in the United States and is a good student who has gotten awards for...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Last week’s elections for the governorships of New Jersey, where the Republican incumbent won, and Virginia, where the Republican contender...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been the talk of the political world for the past week. He won reelection with...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist During a seminar in Buffalo, N.Y. a few years ago, noted author and financial adviser, Brooke Stephens, said, “How you handle...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The day after Thanksgiving, so-called “Black Friday,” will be a moment for national protests over the conditions faced by thousands...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Bill De Blasio is garnering national attention for his landslide election in the New York City mayor’s race. De...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist An analysis of the recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Student Loan Ombudsman report concluded that private student loans (PSLs) are a...