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...
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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 Wendell Anthony NNPA Guest Columnist One Hundred- and 80 years ago in his journey across America to report on “Democracy in America,” the great...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Although the dictionary calls it archaic, the “management of a household” is one of the definitions listed for the word “economy.” Another...
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 Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Unemployment rates were “little changed” in March 2013 – they were either holding steady or dropping by a tenth of...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Thomas Boston, noted economist and author of Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship, in which he called for a strategy that would...
[SMART PLANET] Lower-income jobs may be in the highest supply since the 2007-09 recession, but Americans remain unconvinced that things are improving. As reported by the...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As Black America continues to struggle with high unemployment rates, a new research report by Demos, a public policy organization...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When unemployment numbers were released on Friday, commentators reacted joyfully. Alan Krueger, who heads the White House Council of Economic...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We urge that a comprehensive jobs program be developed and executed by way of a partnership that includes government, the...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In consideration of the latest shenanigans from Congress as it pertains to the economic conditions facing most Americans these days, unemployment...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist How will African Americans improve our situation in 2013? Right now, we have higher unemployment than any other population in...
by Benjamin Todd Jealous Special to the NNPA from the North Dallas Gazette There is a missing component to the national discussion concerning how to...
Dear Gwendolyn: I have gone with my boyfriend for 22 years. For the past 10 years, he has introduced me to a lifestyle of which I...
By Wade Henderson NNPA Guest Columnist As our economy steadily improves and we look ahead to the next four years, it’s time to turn our attention...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NNPA) – Judging from the recently-concluded Republican and Democratic conventions, the question of who will be inaugurated as...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The 2012 Democratic National Convention was an exuberant celebration of President Obama, his accomplishments, and the many ways his presidency has...
Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have to confess to you that it was very difficult for me to follow the Republican Convention. Talk about a...
[Businessweek.com] The deterioration in American families’ wealth is even worse than you would know from this morning’s headlines about the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances (PDF)....
[Black Enterprise] While a college degree, an impressive resume and a strong handshake may land you a spot at your first dream job, these things won’t...
