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...]
Black America’s Dreams of Homeownership Still Deferred
By Charlene Crowell (Deputy Communications Director, Center for Responsible Lending) The late Langston Hughes created a masterful body of poetry in the 20th Century that spoke about and to … [Read more...]
Arms Too Short To Box With God
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor But We Can Do Something about the Things We Can Control: Guns James Weldon Johnson is most well-known for writing the lyrics to the Black … [Read more...]
#Throw Out the Maps
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young In case you didn’t know, Congress has traditionally fixed the opening day of the Supreme Court. The October 2017 Term marks the 100th … [Read more...]
We Americans Must Face our Addiction to Guns
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Fifty-eight dead and counting; 500 sent to hospitals. The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history took place Sunday in Las Vegas, as a lone gunman firing … [Read more...]
The American Flag Is Soaked in Black Blood
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am not sure why the national anthem and the so-called American flag are part of our nation’s sports pageantry. Before 2009, while the national … [Read more...]
Parents Deserve “Real” School Choice
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...]
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