By Dr. Julianne Malveaux After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won … [Read more...]
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In Disruption, Go Back to Our Roots
It has not yet been sixty days, but in two scant months the 47th President has upended business as usual, in federal government, in classrooms, in business. Many of us who cover this news are … [Read more...]
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Are We Funding Our Oppression?
By Julianne Malveaux African Americans have about $1.6 trillion in buying power. And we are the ultimate consumers, disproportionately spending on beauty and personal care, apparel and footwear, … [Read more...]
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COMMENTARY: Old, Sick and Incarcerated
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor There were 4623 incarcerated people over 65 in federal prisons during the first week of May. Until May 12, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s one-time … [Read more...]
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What Do the 2019 Elections Mean for 2020?
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor If the 2019 elections are any indication, Republicans need to worry about their viability come 2020. In Virginia, Democrats have majorities … [Read more...]
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Who Cares About Fair Elections?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor The US House of Representatives passed the Securing America’s Fair Elections (SAFE) Act in June by a nearly totally partisan vote of 225-184 in late … [Read more...]
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COMMENTARY: Forget the Adversity Score, Just Dump the SAT
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT test, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used … [Read more...]
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Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips–they die … [Read more...]
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Roland Martin: Pleading Our Own Cause
By Julianne Malveaux Kudos to Roland Martin, the pioneering journalist who has taken his departure from TV One and turned it into a digital platform. He’ll be back with a daily program, but … [Read more...]
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Graduation is Just the First Hurdle
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. On May 12, … [Read more...]