By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Some people say “common sense is not common,” which may be the main reason Black people are not as far...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Over the past few weeks, President Obama has made comments that seemed to signal his support for expanding LNG...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “The findings represent a tipping point for blacks, who for much of American history were disenfranchised and then effectively barred from...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I was flipping through the TV channels last week and came across one of Spike Lee’s best movies, School Daze. This...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist President Obama has named Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.) as overseer of government-backed mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist When some of us saw the first video of Charles Ramsey, the colorful Black dishwasher in Cleveland who is...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist When the FBI announced that they were placing fugitive Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) on the list of most wanted terrorists...
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 Stella J. Adams NNPA Guest Columnist Private-equity firms, hedge funds and other Wall Street investors are seeking to develop a Real Estate Owned (REO)– to-...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are…for all the land that you see I...
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...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I have travelled all over the world and have spent many years of my life studying the history of the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The congressional hearings on May 8 may become the beginning of the end for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Three credible...
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 William Reed NNPA Columnist “Brighter days are ahead.” “The check is being put in the mail.” That is what the Republicans seem to be...
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 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 Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist The United States Senate’s failure to pass common sense gun safety measures – the Manchin-Toomey Amendment to expand background...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist At first I wondered why I felt so powerful a sense of déjà vu last week when the Senate...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Do you have anything to say about what’s going on in town, or across America? What are your personal priorities...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked for public comments on private student loan debt affordability. By...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Are you a Zero-TV household? No, I don’t mean restricting the kids’ TV viewing to the weekends or until after...
