By Earl G. Graves, Sr. Founder & Publisher, Black Enterprise Magazine Our Fight for Freedom and Justice is not over. Now, it is up to our children and grandchildren to ensure that King’s dream is deferred no longer. Today, more than four decades after his death, the legacy and contributions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther [...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young As the economy continues to emerge slowly from the depths of the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, the blame game remains very much en vogue. By this, I mean who gets vilified or blamed for the current economic misfortunes of White Americans. Of course, a great deal [...]

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Longevity has its place. In Martin Luther King’s last sermon, he envisioned a Promised Land. An America without racial segregation he would not live to see. Robert L. Carter, 94, known as the architect of school desegregation, passed away recently. Before Carter became a federal judge, he was a civil rights [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died fighting for workers’ rights and workplace democracy. Every year, we honor his sacrifice and remember that he encouraged us to embrace brotherhood, service and peace. At a time when workers are struggling to find employment and being stripped of their right to workplace democracy, [...]

By Robert Kraig In an interview with a reporter at the Governor’s Mansion just before Christmas, Scott Walker announced an abrupt change in Wisconsin’s approach to national health care reform. The timing and manner of the revelation was designed to limit publicity for a policy shift that needlessly delays action on one of the most [...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young Next week, the nation will once again pay homage to The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – the world renowned civil rights leader. It’s hard to imagine, but it has been 44 years since an assassin’s bullet tragically struck him down in Memphis ( Tennessee ), while advocating [...]

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 Senator, Lena C. Taylor The American Society estimates that, in the U.S. , more than 11,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year and over 4,000 women will die of the disease. It is the second leading cancer in women worldwide. Considering that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types [...]

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist As we begin 2012, the issue of “income inequality” is a matter of high importance for millions of Black Americans and others who struggle to improve their overall quality of life. The fact is that the contradiction of economic injustice for decades has had a devastating impact [...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young The New Year signals the start of new things and new beginnings. Some of these things will be welcome events, like finding a new job or the arrival of a new child. However, other forthcoming events will be far less desirable and much more devastating, like the advent of [...]