The Black Vote AGAIN taken for granted By Cloves Campbell, Chairman of The NNPA There are less than 100 days until voters throughout the country cast their votes for the next President of the … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – The more things change…
By State Representative, Leon D. Young It has been more 44 years since an assassin’s bullet gunned down The American Dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr., in Memphis. Much has changes in the … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – Voting Rights matter
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. It was one of the most important pieces of legislation in history. It was designed to ensure that … [Read more...]
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Where’s the outrage over kids dying in Chicago?
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist From July 20-July 24, I refused to watch TV or listen to the radio. The 20th was the day the media frenzy began in the aftermath of the shootings in Aurora, … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Where are the jobs?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Just recently, I had the occasion of watching a riveting HBO documentary entitled “Hard Times: Lost on Long Island.” This documentary takes a hard look at … [Read more...]
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Memories & Miracles
By State Representative Elizabeth Coggs It’s funny how a complex examination of redistricting and elections can be trivialized and reduced to an out of context comment about “looks.” Much has … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – Experiences matter
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor I believe in the Democratic Party. Especially in the last year and a half, we have stood united against an increasingly extreme conservative agenda. I believe our … [Read more...]
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Increase voter enthusiasm now
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Lest we forget, the price for our right to vote was life-sacrificed, blood-soaked, jail-filled, and tear-wrenched. As we approach the national … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Handgun mania in our midst
By State Representative, Leon D. Young By now, the grim reality of last week’s midnight massacre in Aurora, Colorado has finally set into the national consciousness. Granted many of the facts … [Read more...]
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Grigsby calls for revisiting gun laws, policy changes could prevent tragedies in Wisconsin
In the wake of the shooting deaths of twelve people at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado, Representative Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) called for a re-examination of Wisconsin’s gun laws. “My … [Read more...]
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