By Cleo Manago NNPA Guest Columnist To explain the very low turn-out of Black (and Brown) people or Democrats during recent elections, President Barack Obama said,“…[Black people,...
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...
Wesley Lowery, THE WASHINGTON POST CLEVELAND (The Washington Post)—It was an at-times tense but by all accounts probing conversation when a few hundred gathered here...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The Court holds that SB 14 creates an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote, has an impermissible discriminatory effect...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I had separate conversations with two governors last week. Both were White, one was a Democrat and one was a Republican. ...
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)— The confidential memo from a former pollster for President Obama contained a blunt warning for Democrats. Written this...
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...
Ashley Killough, CNN FERGUSON, Mo. (CNN)—After meeting with NAACP leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, Sen. Rand Paul told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Republicans Party’s biggest...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Justice for 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was murdered by Michael Dunn in Jacksonville, Fla. on Nov. 23, 2012 in...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist I know you political junkies are on the edge of your seats now that Dr. Ben Carson has said he...
T. Kelly, Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen DETROIT (The Michigan Citizen)—The Michigan Democratic Party is rolling out an aggressive plan to win the African...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We are facing an important moment in our democracy. While America has twice elected an African American president, there...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In 1984, former UN Ambassador Andrew Young described the inner circle of Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale as “smart a–...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist If you ever doubted that conservatives were sore losers, the recent Senate election in Mississippi should remove all doubt. After...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The 2014 election year should be a voting “payback” year for Black America. Elected officials and politicians across America...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus inherited a simple mission: stop inflaming racism and expand the voter base beyond...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist What was it that made watching the ceremonies of President Obama’s second inauguration more satisfying than even the thrilling...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama has the opportunity, in this second term, to put his feet on history. He won an election...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I am constantly amazed by the lack of any meaningful, insightful post-election analysis on the various media outlets (radio, TV,...
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Although youth are credited with helping President Obama defeat Mitt Romney on Election Day, the president would not...
