By Walter Smith Freedom’s Journal, the first African American newspaper, emerged out of a need to counter racist, degrading and pro-slavery commentary that was published in the mainstream … [Read more...]
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What was Mitt Romney thinking?
By Walter Smith, publisher New York Beacon It’s not difficult to understand why Romney made the comments he made at his fund raiser in Florida. He most likely got his buzz words confused. His … [Read more...]
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Barack Obama’s campaign spending and the Black Press
By Walter Smith, Publisher, New York Beacon In 2008, the presidential elections cost a record- setting $2.8 billion. To win that election, Barack Obama spent $740.6 million, eclipsing the … [Read more...]
NNPA and NAACP vow to work closer together
By Christopher Fleming of the NAACP and Walter Smith of the NNPA Recently there was an issue between the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the NAACP. NNPA member publishers … [Read more...]
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What was the NAACP thinking?
By Walter Smith The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of bi-racial activists. Originally called the National Negro … [Read more...]