By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist “Where do I start? How about undefinable frustration? It seems we can’t even catch our breath from our first...
North Carolina Congressman Has Civil Rights History by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer After his unanimous selection as the next...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Since 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has had many strong leaders. As the new 114th Congress of...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist If you were the new chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), beginning your time tenure when the first...
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Even though the next Congress, which starts on January 6, will feature 48 African Americans, the largest number in history, the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Congressional Black Caucus in its short history has basically been a bastion of progressive or liberal thinkers. Of the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Black Democrats are the most despised people on the face of this earth and they have worked hard to deserve this...
We Vote for People Instead of Voting for Issues by Shantella Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Voting has to be important...
by LaTrina Antoine Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The National Newspapers Publishers Association recognized four individuals for their leadership skills in the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though the U.S. has made tremendous progress since the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist There are 44 African American members of Congress. Next year, five more are expected to join them, bringing the...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown and from civil rights to voting rights,...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If the Democrats lose the United States Senate and more seats in the House of...
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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Too often people who have experienced and endured long term oppression and suffering take for granted some of the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist On the very day that Michael Brown, the slain teenager from Ferguson, Mo., was buried, the Congressional Black Caucus made...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) describes itself as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress.” According to the dictionary, conscience is the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week, Americans commemorated the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on 9/11/2001. During this crisis, Americans become...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In the 2008 presidential election, Blacks were the largest voting bloc for Obama (as a percentage)—96 percent. In 2012, Obama received...
House Vote Against Holder ‘Highly Politicized’ By George E. Curry Editor-in-Chief NNPA News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The House of Representatives vote to hold Attorney...
