By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Dudley Randall’s poem, “It seems to me, said Booker T, I disagree, said W.E.B.” points out an issue that has plagued...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Last year, James Porter, the recently-elected president of the National Rifle Association, declared that President Obama was a “fake...
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...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist The sequester is but a bump on the road to America’s real ruin. For those who don’t know, the U.S. is...
1969 grad to lead school’s marching and pep bands in wake of drum major’s hazing death. (Photo: Karl Etters, The Tallahassee Democrat) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida...
[Reuters] The attorney for Michael Jackson’s estate on Wednesday described as “outrageous and pathetic” a fresh claim of child molestation against the dead pop star, made...
[HNGN] Producer Lee Daniels is back with another film sure to rack up Oscar nominations. Daniels, best known for “Precious” and “The Paper Boy” has produced...
[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....
NEW YORK — Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson admits he was initially disappointed to learn he was too old to play the lead in Quentin Tarantino‘s “Django Unchained.” Jamie Foxx,...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist I call it The Hip Hop Dilemma. The symptoms are all around us. You hate the new direction Hip...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Anyone despairing that Congress can’t get anything done should note last week’s swift vote to get furloughed air traffic...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – When Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress comrades were plotting to overthrow the White...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The Senate’s Gang of Eight have put together an 844-page monstrosity known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, I had to make one of the most difficult announcements of my life—I told my family that I...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist According to a new research report, America’s racial wealth gaps will persist until public policy reforms provide every family the...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist Recently, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist “Oh, what wicked webs they weave.” The Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, is starting to raise its ugly head. ...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A trip to South Africa provides painful reminders of the protracted struggle to establish democracy,...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Suppose one of the key committees in Congress scheduled a hearing on one of the country’s most debilitating economic...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist African American students achieve at a different level than White students. Test scores are lower, as are high school and college...
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 Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It baffles my mind. There are threats and actual terror hits happening all over the world and we are...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I was on “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” last week. This is a weekly TV show that deals with Black...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “No more hurting people. Peace.” – Eight-year-old Martin Richard, a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing Acts of terror like...
