Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. (Contributing Writer) and Brandon I. Brooks (Asst. Managing Editor) Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Don Cornelius launched the world famous “Soul Train” television series in the early 70’s after working as a journalist during the civil rights movement. The movement inspired him to create an avenue for [...]

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. New Hampshire’s primary grabs headlines today, but if history is any guide, the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary will play a far greater role in determining the Republican winner. Of that state’s population, 28 percent are African American, and could be a major factor in the primary. But Republican [...]

By Rev. Jesse Jackson Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer “We can’t wait.” Finally, President Barack Obama has had enough of what he rightly calls an “increasingly dysfunctional Congress.” Over the past week, he has begun to use his own authority to issue executive orders to move reforms the country desperately needs. “Where [...]

State Representative Barbara Toles, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore surround the newly retired former State Representative Annette Polly Williams at a celebration held in her honor last Sunday March 27, 2010. Williams was honored for her years of service in the state legislature by colleagues, friends, supporters and her family at the Italian [...]

By Lynda L. Jones They have been dubbed the ‘Fab 14’, the Democratic Senators that left the state and forced the GOP, and Governor Scott Walker to slow down their efforts to push through the Budget Repair Bill. After the governor and the GOP legislators met behind close doors last week, and privately developed a [...]

By Lynda L. Jones The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has made several visits to Wisconsin over the past few weeks, putting his support behind Wisconsin’s middle class and workers rights. Jackson has traveled to Madison several times, and last Friday he went back, and added Milwaukee [...]

NAACP says resignation should be reconsidered USDA Official, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign this week over a edited tape that was made public and gave a false impression that she had been biased toward White farmers using the role of her job. The NAACP had issued a denouncement statement in reaction to this tape [...]

New York, NY — Some of the brightest stars in entertainment, politics, business and academia will participate in the National Urban League’s Centennial Conference from July 28 through 31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington , D.C. “We are honored that the nation’s leading policy makers, thought leaders and celebrities will be [...]

Black Press Week was recently held in Washington, D.C., the annual celebration of the nearly two centuries-old mission of Black-owned newspapers, was fueled this year by the fact that the 183-year-old civil rights institution is continuing to plead its own cause even as it fights for the rights and honors the achievements of others. The [...]