By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Although the overall unemployment rate still exceeds 7 percent, and the official Black unemployment rate is greater than 13 percent,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The aphorism, “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” is especially relevant to the conversations being held among Black...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Hooray! The Associated Press reported that America’s Blacks voted at a higher rate than Whites in 2012 for the first...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One would be hard-pressed not to acknowledge that Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, has had a spectacular...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “’I’m learning that milestones are a very difficult thing to get through in this first year . . ....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The term “payday loans” often evokes images of stores with garish neon signs; but these products have moved into the...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I read the speech. I read it carefully. Again, an excellent speech; as a result, you have to read...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Lately, I have been stressing the importance of preserving the sanctity of the traditional family–mother, father, and children. There is...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Do you still believe what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was saying during her infamous five Sunday show appearances? By now,...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Despite working a full-time job, many low-wage workers still live in poverty. This isn’t right.” – Rep. George Miller...
Dear Gwendolyn: A year ago I met and started dating a good looking man. Girl, he was drop dead gorgeous. We met at a cookout...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Like too many events since the beginning of the Obama presidency, various attacks on the administration by the Republicans...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Guest Columnist The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) is gearing up for a Day of Direct Action June 17...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist ...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Ka’Nard Allen has been shot twice in his 10-year-old life. On May 12, he went with his mother to...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Remember back-in-the-day when you used to poke your mouth out, bug your parents (or whatever adult was in charge) about...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist There is no easy way or walk to freedom; no shortcuts to justice; no quick fix for conceiving and constructing...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Too often, our politics aren’t focused on the same things you are. Working hard. Supporting your family and your community....
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Obama administration deserves to be richly criticized for surreptitiously obtaining the telephone records of reporters for the Associated...
By Julian Bond NNPA Guest Columnist I have always suspected that racists didn’t like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Why does sports play such a prominent role in college education? Does it crowd out the attention we pay to...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist It’s no coincidence that in the next few weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist As Memorial Day approaches, I can’t help but think about Miami’s unofficial Urban Beach Week. It’s the largest urban festival...
By Dave Steward NNPA Guest Columnist Winston Churchill once said, “to every man there comes a time in his life when he is figuratively tapped...