Editorials
Actor Billy Porter and His Dresses
By Frederick Lowe I am surprised and more than a little mystified why black men are not speaking out about Pose star Billy Porter, a black man who wears dresses and high heels and […]
Articles by Staff
Editorials
Black Man Wrongfully Spends 42 Years in Prison and Still Can’t Get Reparations
by Reggie Fullwood It’s hard to imagine sitting in a prison cell a day for a crime that you didn’t commit. Imagine sitting in prison for a year or 10, 20 or even 40 years […]
Editorials
Trump Did the Right Thing
by Jesse Jackson In the last week, President Donald Trump suddenly reversed two major decisions. He announced he would not begin mass deportations of those who are living in the country illegally, which he previously […]
Editorials
The Republicans Leep Making Those Moves
by Juan Penalosa The end of this year’s legislative session is one of the most shameful in our history. From JimCrow-era voting laws, to placing children of color in harm’s way–undermining the rights of people […]
National
Report Finds that Incarcerated Black Men are Biggest Beneficiaries of ‘First Step’ Act
Since the First Step Act was signed into law, more than 1,000 incarcerated people in federal prisons have already been granted sentence reductions. According to The Crime Report, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) is reporting […]
Political
Kamala Harris and Corey Booker Among Top Fundraisers
Kamala Harris and Corey Booker Crusader Staff Report Democratic presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Corey Booker are among the top fundraisers seeking to win the White House in 2020, according to the latest information from […]
Political
Black Millennial Political Convention Scheduled in Washington
“We are not only, training and activating young people around their political issues, but we are helping these leaders understand how to build and deploy black political power,” said Waikinya Clanton (not pictured), a Steering […]
Sports
New Film Chronicles Winningest H.S. Basketball Coach in History
Coach Robert Hughes/Courtesy 5700 Ramsey Ave./Screenshot By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A place called Stop 6, an urban neighborhood of Ft. Worth, TX, was not known for much more than economic hardships, […]
Editorials
HBCUs Are Going Where the Black Church Can’t
By J.L. Carter, Sr. Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have quietly changed admissions policies to better reflect diversity in gender identification and sexual classification over the last decade. In the last two years, […]
Editorials
Who Gains When Democracy is Destroyed?
Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor Democracy is […]