[The Root] Now that Chicago has recorded the fewest number of murders since 1965, maybe the hyperbole that the city is the murder capital of America...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Bill De Blasio is garnering national attention for his landslide election in the New York City mayor’s race. De...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of high-profile gun violence in the nation’s capital and Chicago, President Barack Obama...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Trayvon Martin might not be dead except for the fact that George Zimmerman carried a gun and acted as a wanna-be...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist As we draw nearer to one of the most relevant events in history, an event that has been revered and immortalized...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has announced plans to close at least 50 schools as a cost-cutting measure....
[Chicago Tribune] Historic sites need money to survive. Some also need a little love. That’s why some preservationists are optimistic that Muddy Waters’ former home can...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist As I have been looking at the phenomenon of street gangs in urban areas of our nation, there...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On Saturday, January 26, I was part of the March on Washington for Gun Control. We called on members of...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist The heartrending massacre of 20, 6- and 7-year-old children and six educators in Newtown, Conn. has galvanized public attention...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Again this year, African Americans placed higher priorities on participation in politics than the pursuit of capitalistic and business development...
by Akeya Dickson NNPA Washington Correspondent So far this year, there have been 263 murders in Chicago, a 39 percent increase over last year’s 189 homicides....
