Raynard Jackson, the founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future, talks about the importance of the Black vote in upcoming elections.
Raynard Jackson calls out Matt Schlapp for referring to Ian Walters as a “dark-skinned” colleague, during a recent appearance on The View.
Raynard Jackson criticizes Black Republicans for not stepping up to defend former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, after Ian Walters of CPAC made disparaging comments about Steele’s...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In another episode of “What the hell are they thinking?” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) After every Trump outrage, we go through a similar routine. Trump says or does something that most sane people...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t plan to get involved in the Memphis garbage worker’s strike. He hadn’t planned to...
Armstrong Williams (NNPA Newswire Columnist) As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I wasn’t really surprised by Trump’s willingness to threaten the world for daring to stand up to his aggressive...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, We have a situation in my house that we have not been able to resolve. I served our...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo”...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma: I had a baby in my twenties when I was dealing with this guy, who was in the...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) From the time I was a little girl, to just a day or so ago, someone has always told me...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In one of my recent columns, I talked about the value of being unreasonable. The premise of that column was...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma: I have a friend that shares everything in their life on Facebook. This friend’s car has broken down...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a “lone” White wolf is shooting...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma: I am a 64 year-old divorced woman who lives with my father. Some years ago, when my marriage...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, I’m going through an extremely difficult time with my son, his girlfriend and her mom. They all live...
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, I come to you as humbly as I know how, because I’m really at an interesting professional intersection....
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, I really enjoy your column and I could really use some advice. I’ll try to keep this short....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. & Candice S. Cason (NNPA Newswire Columnists) It has been nothing short of horrifying to watch the pictures of Hurricane Harvey’s impact...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Cheers to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, one of the first mayors to take Confederate statues down and to make...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Last week, I was scheduled to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in New...
By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, I’m getting married in three weeks and I couldn’t be happier. My fiancé is the best man...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Many women’s organizations commemorate Equal Pay Day, which this year was April 5. It meant that women, in general, would...