By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist When the FBI announced that they were placing fugitive Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) on the list of most wanted terrorists...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist President Obama recently nominated Melvin (Mel) Watt, a long-time North Carolina Congressman, to direct the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)....
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist I’ve often debated with myself over the obvious ramifications the Hip Hop lifestyle imposes on society. Still, I proudly raise...
[Vibe] Seven bedrooms, nine baths, a gym, theater, tennis court and a pool. Sounds like a mansion fit only for a queen, especially one named Beyoncé....
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist For someone who seems to revel in being silent during the Supreme Court’s traditionally lively oral arguments – when...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Although the dictionary calls it archaic, the “management of a household” is one of the definitions listed for the word “economy.” Another...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Ask anyone you know and you’ll find most Americans don’t see the validity of the issue of reparations for Blacks...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The old saying, “The check is in the mail,” is often a ruse not worth heeding. But beginning April 12,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Two years ago, President Obama instituted a policy towards Africa that most Americans are totally unaware of. The policy sent...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist As I write, Chaka Khan’s empowering “I’m Every Woman” loops in my head – like a soundtrack. (By the way,...
Suge Knight recently appeared on the Howard Stern show and he had some really crazy things to say about Dr. Dre, as he accuses the good...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “It is easily seen, that if every member of the race strove to make himself successful in business, he would contribute...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Within a matter of days late last month, four controversies erupted that acutely underscore the crux of Black Americans continuing...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In today’s struggling economy, many consumers find themselves short on cash. When consumers seek a credit remedy, one particular lender...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Did you know that tens of thousands of new products are introduced to consumer markets around the world every...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Legal Shield was first known as PrePaid Legal and that is where this story begins. This...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.” If eight years have passed...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist No business can guarantee success. In fact, the vast majority of business ventures fail by the second year. Yet,...
By Gershom Williams NNPA Guest Columnist Perhaps because Antenor Firmin wrote in French and not English, or perhaps because he was Haitian and not French,...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist African-American sports pundit, Rob Parker created a clamor and got himself suspended for saying on live television: “My question is...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We urge that a comprehensive jobs program be developed and executed by way of a partnership that includes government, the...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Starting during the 1930s, the Mitchells of Washington were close friends with Edward Kennedy Ellington’s family. So, in 2009 when the...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “Any time you throw your weight behind a political party that can’t keep promises it made you during election time...
