In light of the recent attention focused on the Westlawn project site, there’s a reason for optimism as the new buildings start to take shape. Beyond the brick and mortar, there’s opportunity for … [Read more...]
No extortion for debt ceiling vote
By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rarely have the … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – Should Unemployment Benefits be extended?
By State Representative Leon D. Young Last month, a state advisory council offered a unanimous recommendation (9-0) to endorse legislation to make available $89 million in federally funded … [Read more...]
Racing toward the bottom
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist While a Department of Education program embraces “a race to the top”, our nation’s current stance toward our 14 million officially unemployed people … [Read more...]
Michele Bachmann: The John Wayne of political lies
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Whether making the round of Sunday morning talk shows, giving the Tea Party response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, or announcing her own … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – So much for local control
There appears to be no end to the degree of Republican duplicity and its power grabbing obsession. As we have seen time and time again, this Republican-controlled Legislature is bent on trampling any … [Read more...]
National African American Leadership Summit: Operational Unity
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist During the last 50 years, there has been a constant internal debate in Black America. The debate has been in the format of various African … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – Supreme Strife
By State Representative, Leon D. Young One would have to be deaf, blind and damn near dead to be oblivious to the political turmoil that has ensued since Scott Walker took office. In many … [Read more...]
Ostracizing Black leaders who criticize Obama
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Bible is filled with characters who started out on shaky ground – Paul, David and Solomon, among them – before being transformed into epic figures. But … [Read more...]
NAACP and others urge FCC to approve AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA
A coalition of advocacy groups, including the NAACP, Black Leadership Forum, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the National Council of Negro Women among others, encouraged the Federal … [Read more...]
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