By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist An African American friend of mine keeps asking, in utter amazement, how it is not obvious that there was...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Obama was right on the money in announcing his executive order on immigration. Contrary to the assertion of Republican demagogues,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Since the November 4 elections, there has been a broad and needed discussion concerning what the Democrats did wrong or,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist My late father was born on what was originally called “Armistice Day” – now celebrated as Veteran’s Day – November...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Like everyone else, I am processing the November election results. I will write more about that later, but there was...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist A high school friend of my wife was one of the earliest victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He was a...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The November 4 election is only a moment away. Believe it or not, as of about two weeks ago, two...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It is very unsettling to hear various politicians suggest the need for U.S. troops to be redeployed to Iraq and...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Midterm elections are invariably a downer for the political party holding the White House. One can usually expect losses. And so it...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I would wager that you have had this experience. It has happened to me on more than one occasion. I...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Well, the season has begun and with it another round of calls for the Washington football team to rid...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly various pundits jumped upon President Obama’s comment regarding ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Under other circumstances one could simply ridicule the explanations offered by the Ferguson police regarding the killing of Michael...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, the midterm elections are fast approaching and, with every passing day, you are probably receiving an email and/or...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist While one can applaud the Obama administration for extending invitations to African leaders to meet in Washington, D.C., there are...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Knowing of my concern about justice for the Palestinians, a friend sent me a link the other day regarding Palestine...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, let’s be clear about what is transpiring before our eyes in Gaza. It most recently started when the Palestine Authority...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have been increasingly concerned by the near hysteria in connection with the Central American immigrant children who have...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was strolling down a very busy Broadway in New York City a couple of weeks ago. It was a...
By Bill Fletcher Jr. NNPA Columnist The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Harris v Quinn essentially means that personal care attendants who are represented by a...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist In 2003, we were lied into a war with Iraq. Just about everyone now admits that. At the same time...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist In the context of the current crisis in Iraq, I have been astounded by Republican suggesting that Obama is...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist This past weekend I went to a casting call for a video series. No, I was not personally auditioning. I...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist There has arisen a peculiar phenomenon over the past seven years. Conservative legislatures in states such as Florida and Wisconsin...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I am deeply concerned by the sorts of emails and hard-mail communications that I have been receiving from you folks. The...
