Editorials section
The Republican Party in Black and White
By Raynard Jackson As one who makes a living in the world of public relations (PR) and strategic planning, I am paid to see things others are blind to. Anyone can do PR. Anyone can […]
Editorials
The Legacy of Julian Bond
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There is an old African proverb that says “The spirit of a freedom warrior will never die in the enduring life of the village, yet that valued […]
We Must Do More to Close Achievement Gap
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist Thousands of pages have been written about the achievement gap – the fact that White kids score higher than either Black or Latino kids who sometimes sit right next to […]
An Answer for Confederate Apologists
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Someone identifying himself as Jimmy Oliver sent me an email objecting to a column I wrote under the headline, “Confederate Traitors Don’t Deserve to be Honored.” I presume he […]
Forging a Strong Legacy - Recent Successes Have Brought Obama’s Swag Back!
Who said that during the last two years of a presidency that the POTUS becomes a lame duck? Just when you thought that President Obama had become a toothless tiger, the last few months have […]
Release Low-Level, Non-Violent Drug Offenders
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Jerry Alan Bailey was sentenced to more than 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to violate federal narcotics laws. Shauna Barry-Scott was sentenced to 20 years for having cocaine […]
Obama has Evolved into the President I Voted For
by Keith Boykin (BET) I recently posted a Twitter photo of President Obama meeting with inmates at the El Reno Correctional Facility in Oklahoma and noted it was the first time any sitting U.S. president […]
Neutralizing the Right Wing Political Agenda
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist There’s a lesson to be learned from the Confederate flag quickly and unexpectedly falling into disfavor following the murder of nine Bible-studying African Americans, including the pastor, at Emanuel […]
The Confederate Flag was Never ‘Misappropriated’
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The other night I listened to a South Carolina state legislator announce his support for pulling down the Confederate battle flag (of the Army of Northern Virginia) from the […]
Rewriting Confederate History
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist On their Website, the Sons of Confederate Veterans describe themselves as preserving the “history and legacy” of the Confederacy. Their organization, they say, is “dedicated to ensuring that “a true […]