What Should Black Parents Do When the Feeder School System Fails? By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) I was recently approached by a father of a … [Read more...]
NNPA Chairman Says Gun Control Is “Forbidden Subject” When Mass Shooters are White and Male; This Is a “Glaring Double Standard.”
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell said that the issue of gun control escapes vigorous debate when the perpetrators of mass shooters are White males. The … [Read more...]
Kneel or Stand, But Commit to Do Something
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor From the Football Field to the Neighborhood Block We Need to Get to Work There are any number of opinions, positions, or judgements … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico’s Unfolding Humanitarian Disaster
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Let’s be clear: There is a humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in Puerto Rico that Donald Trump is ignoring. Governor Ricardo A. … [Read more...]
Trump Tries To Divide Us, But We Are Better Nation Than That
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem last year, he acted alone, a silent protest against a society that repeatedly fails to hold police … [Read more...]
The Black Community Must Organize and Protest
Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/ CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education management company … [Read more...]
Drugs Are Not The Problem; The Environment Is
“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict. It is the need to escape from a harsh reality.” –Shirley Chisholm My little brother is addicted to heroin. I desperately want to make his life … [Read more...]
Little Rock Nine and Today’s Re-segregation of Our Public Schools
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years since the nation watched nine African-American students demand equal access to education in Little … [Read more...]
The Tactless Tyrant
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Donald Trump, once again, finds himself embroiled in another controversy virtually of his own making. The president has demanded an … [Read more...]
Don’t Let “45” Take Credit for President Obama’s Economy
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The income, poverty and health insurance data released by the Census Bureau on September 13 confirms what many of us already knew. President … [Read more...]
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