By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julian Bond, immediate past board chairman of the NAACP, a founding member and communications director of Student … [Read more...]
STEM Majors Awarded $25,000 Per Year for College
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON – When Morgan Grayned opened the envelope from the Buick Achievers’ scholarship program and learned that she would receive … [Read more...]
‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Depress Union and Non-Union Wages
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite what the defenders of “right-to-work” laws claim, those policies offer less protection for employees and depress … [Read more...]
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Income Inequality Rises In All 50 States
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) Income inequality is rising and it affects workers in every state, according to a new report by the Economic Policy … [Read more...]
Beyond Ferguson: Time for Young Black Leaders
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) During a rousing, standing- room only town hall discussion dedicated to the shooting death of Michael Brown in … [Read more...]
Black Men Show Little Signs of Progress in 40 Years
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black men are no better off than they were more than 40 years ago, due to mass incarceration and job losses suffered during … [Read more...]
All Students Benefit from Minority Teachers
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) Despite the cry from people of color for more teachers who look like them, both Whites and Blacks benefit from a more diverse … [Read more...]
Black Women are Taking Care of Business
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Instead of breaking the glass ceiling, Black women have increasingly started making their own. According to the Center for … [Read more...]
Wisconsin ruling proves Voting Rights Act can still be effective
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After suffering a major setback last year in the Supreme Court, voting rights advocates are buoyed by a decision last week by a … [Read more...]
Final push to get Blacks signed up for health insurance
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the … [Read more...]