By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Imagine the U.S. dollar being worthless. Picture millionaires and billionaires becoming “thousand-aires” overnight. Think about the possibility of 200 million U.S. citizens...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “Let me issue and control a nation’s money and I care not who writes the laws.” – Mayer Amschel Rothschild I often wonder if...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist I remember when Vice President Dan Quayle said we should be glad that foreigners are buying properties and land in our...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist I used to like to watch the news on TV. In the morning I could check it out before my day...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The New York Times carried an article titled, “White House Hosts ‘Next Generation’ Young and Rich,” in its Fashion and Style section, of...
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By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We may as well call it “Edu-pay-tion,” as far as many prospective students are concerned. The cost of a college degree...
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By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In light of what most of us know about the economy and where Black people fit, mostly as consumers rather than...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We are at a critical stage in the economy when “more than one-third of workers (36%) have a measly $1,000...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The Kenyan Proverb, “When elephants fight, the grass suffers,” is apropos to us, the grassroots. Only in our case, we are...
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By James Clingman NNPA Columnist This series on HBCUs prompted a two-hour long discussion on the Carl Nelson Show in Washington, D.C. (WOL-1450). As the...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist With specific emphasis on Howard University, let’s consider a few solutions to the challenges HBCUs face. There are some who...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Because the Negro does not own and control retail establishments in his own community, he is unable to stabilize his...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The role we play in our own economic demise is mind-boggling. First, our priorities are screwed up. We place more...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Remember that movie with the Wayans Brothers? After stealing some credit cards, Damon’s character, Johnny Stewart, had everything he ever...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When it comes to gaining true freedom, the words and actions of our most revered Black authentic leaders emphasized economic...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Brother A. Peter Bailey wrote a very enlightening article, titled, “Black Leaders, Past and Present, Speak on the Need for...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When NNPA Editor-in-Chief George Curry went to South Africa to cover Nelson Mandela’s funeral, he saw a huge pile of...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “I assumed that with knowledge, sacrifice would automatically follow. In my youth and idealism I did not realize that selfishness...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist An article published on nky.com, titled, “Running for Senate not job for paupers, stated: “The average household in the United States...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When the tax man cometh, Black dollars “goeth.” Where will they goeth? Down a myriad of paths in pursuit of...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist (This article is dedicated to the folks in jails and prisons. Please share it with them.) According to the 13th Amendment,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist One of the greatest entrepreneurs in this nation, Arthur George Gaston, offered these wise words of advice to prospective business...