By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video … [Read more...]
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Trump and the Politics of the 2020 Census
By Jesse Jackson A new report should raise alarms about the upcoming 2020 Census. According to the Pew Research Center, the good news is that the overwhelming majority of Americans are aware … [Read more...]
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Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students
By Ron Rice Senior Director, Government Relations at the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools I have been a Black student, education policymaker, and now an advocate for providing the … [Read more...]
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Harriet to Cummings: Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Recently, when acknowledging the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans in what we know today as America, someone said something … [Read more...]
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Mourning A Political Giant: An Ode to Congressman Elijah Cummings
By LaKeshia Myers I remember it like it was yesterday, my first full committee hearing with the Oversight & Government Reform Committee. I was nervous, because I had to help set up the … [Read more...]
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What I Learn When I have Lunch at Cook County Jail
By Jesse Jackson On my birthday this year, I continued my tradition of going to the Cook County Jail to have lunch with some of the 5,552 people who are inmates there. These visits remind me of … [Read more...]
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The Tragedy of Our Common Waters
The year, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Fire, a landmark in the timeline of environmental regulation in the United States and the ignition of the Clean Water Act. On Sept. … [Read more...]
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Statement From Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele
On my first day as County Executive, I pledged to make the tough decisions and face the challenges we had not confronted, no matter what. Every day for the past nine years, I have tried my best to do … [Read more...]
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Louis Farrakhan’s Million-Man Pledge
Text of the pledge that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan asked black men to take during the Million Man March in Washington on October 16th, 1995. I PLEDGE that from this day forward I will … [Read more...]
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I Got Five On It!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Calls for A Fair Deal, Requires A Fair Assessment of Resources In Jordan Peele’s hit movie “Us”, many hip-hop music fans were reminded of … [Read more...]
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