By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Congressman John Boehner was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow vote. Needing 218 votes, he barely clinched it with 220. His … [Read more...]
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The double whammy of poverty and unemployment
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Last week, we learned that African American unemployment rates stayed level last month, with an absurdly high official unemployment rate of 14.1 percent. … [Read more...]
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Due where due is due
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I had an elderly relative who used to say, “We have to give due where due is due”. Of course she meant “credit where credit is due”, but she was so old … [Read more...]
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Racing toward the bottom
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist While a Department of Education program embraces “a race to the top”, our nation’s current stance toward our 14 million officially unemployed people … [Read more...]
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Embracing Black Economic History
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I was doing my thing a week or so ago, on another HBCU campus, supporting Brother President and the students who’d earned honors at the school. I was … [Read more...]