By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Americans have lost their minds. Forgive me for not expending any of my emotional energy or shedding any tears for...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I wrote a column three years ago titled, “Black Women No Longer Have Their Essence.” My point was that Essence, the pre-eminent magazine...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) describes itself as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress.” According to the dictionary, conscience is the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week’s election results infuriated me and not for the reasons you might suspect. My anger has less to do...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist A few weeks ago, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) made a stunning announcement that caused a lot of consternation...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week’s defeat of House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor sent shock waves throughout D.C. like I have never seen before. ...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The biggest complaints I get from Black journalists when it comes to Republican officeholders and Party leaders is that they...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Since the economic crash of 2008, I think everyone has had to make adjustments – except the federal government –...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Black women constantly complain about the dearth of “eligible” Black men to date and marry. Noted sociologist William Julius Wilson has...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The recent kidnapping of the Nigerian school girls has been all over the news which is a good thing. We...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Donald Sterling’s racist rant about Blacks last month put a huge amount of focus on professional athletes. Many sports writers and...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now, everyone knows the story of Los Angeles Clipper’s owner, Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist With the continued consolidation going on within the media (radio, TV, newspapers), there is never-ending debate over the issue of ownership...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I am totally perplexed by Republicans who advocate amnesty for those who entered the U.S. illegally. We Republicans are supposed...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist One of the best kept secrets over the past 50 years is that, proportionately, Republicans in Congress supported passage of the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week I attended a very nice reception hosted by two of my friends, Rosa Whitaker and Bernadette Paolo. Rosa...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Our nation is about to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the assassination of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (April 4,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Two weeks ago, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) set off a firestorm of controversy by saying on the syndicated radio talk show...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I earned my undergraduate degree in tax accounting from Oral Roberts University (ORU). Upon graduation, I spent a decade working...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Two weeks ago, President Obama launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper. As a part of this initiative, he signed...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In all organized sports, there are clearly defined rules that must be adhered to. In all universities, there are clearly...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Over the past few months there have been several news stories about no Blacks owning major broadcast TV stations anymore. ...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Michael Sam, the All-American defensive end for the University of Missouri, is making more news off the field than on....
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Comedian Jerry Seinfeld made some comments last week about not caring about “diversity” in Hollywood, especially in the area of...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist MSNBC’s President Phil Griffin was forced to apologize last week for an incendiary and grossly unfair tweet about conservatives. This...
