By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) As the president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), I’m spending a good amount of time working … [Read more...]
Prohibitions and Bans: Serious, Unintended Consequences
By Reverend Al Sharpton, National Action Network and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association Rapidly shifting U.S. demographics are fueling the urgency of civil … [Read more...]
Venezuela Needs Helping Hand, Not a Hammer blow
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The United States has a big hammer: the military, plus the intelligence community’s covert intervention forces. So, … [Read more...]
Is There No End to this Legislative Gun Madness?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young July 8, 2011 is a date that should live in infamy in the annals of Wisconsin state history. By way of reference, it was on this date that … [Read more...]
The Black Leaders Must Be Accountable to Black Economics – Part 2
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...]
County Executive Abele To Seek Court Remedy on Illegal Action By the County Board
MILWAUKEE – Following an illegal action taken by the Milwaukee County Board, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced that he would seek a remedy from the court that would halt the Board’s … [Read more...]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on CBO Score of House-Passed Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives: “Today, … [Read more...]
The Lie About Voter Fraud is the Real Fraud
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because of, as Trump admitted, the “Russian thing,” he struck a new blow to American democracy: He created a … [Read more...]
Why I’m Proud of the B-CU Grads that Protested Betsy “DeVoid”
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I could not be more proud of the students at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) than if I had raised them myself. Responding to the university’s … [Read more...]
The Asha Project Serves a Vital Mission
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Asha Project is back and opened for business. After a two-year hiatus caused, in large part, by the loss of a major funding source, … [Read more...]
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