By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) As I write this, I am preparing to travel with my colleagues to Nigeria, where I will have the honor of meeting some of the Chibok girls who were … [Read more...]
Hurricane Harvey’s Havoc a Humbling Reminder
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lawmakers Ask Don’t Do Unto Them, What They Did Unto Others By now, many of you have seen images of water ripping through Texas … [Read more...]
The Friday Night News Dump
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young It’s no secret that Fridays are generally considered to be slow media days in the nation’s capital. Hence, presidents and their … [Read more...]
Kaepernick’s Protest is Part of a Patriotic Tradition
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, is being blackballed — itself a revealing phrase — from the National Football League with the … [Read more...]
Why Standards are Important Under the Every Student Succeeds Act
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Standards have always been a part of society. From standards of measurement and time to driver’s licenses, food … [Read more...]
Foxconn: Unanswered Questions = Problems
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Public Hearing Offers No Solutions to Milwaukee’s High Unemployment On Tuesday, as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance, I … [Read more...]
The [Likely] $3 Billion Boondoggle
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political … [Read more...]
After Charlottesville, Push for Real Reform
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Racism, exposed once more in the terror visited on Charlottesville, Va., still scars America. Hundreds of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, klansmen and other fervid … [Read more...]
Black Leaders are Failing our Community
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...]
Why We Need to Keep Ensuring Happy Birthdays for Medicare and Medicaid
By Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) On July 30th, our country marked Medicare and Medicaid’s 52nd birthday—enacted as Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and signed into law … [Read more...]
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