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The Dream Cannot be Realized Without Financial Freedom

January 19, 2026 Staff 0

The Dream Cannot be Realized Without Financial Freedom NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King spent the final chapter of his life pushing the country to face economic injustice. The day before he was tragically assassinated, Dr. […]

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When We Said JEA Was Ours, We Meant It!

February 21, 2020 admin 0

By: Christian Gonzalez-Orbegoso If I told you as a Jacksonville resident you could pay the same electrical rates as Miami, would you? Well, when utility companies are privately owned by organizations including Florida Power and […]

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Conservative Judge Rules Against Obamacare – Now What?

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood I hate asking questions that have obvious answers, but sometimes we ask questions to make a point. Has President Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act or “Obamacare” actually worked? The short answer is yes. […]

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Blackonomics: Hillary and Bernie Discover and Re-Discover Black People

March 1, 2016 Staff 0

by James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist One thing is for sure; Black folks are enjoying this latest political mating dance with Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Sanders is discovering Black people in South Carolina […]

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Why Do Politicians Treat Addiction Differently in the Suburbs?

February 22, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Nick Cocchi would like to be the sheriff of Hampden County, an Eastern Massachusetts county of half a million people. Springfield, Massachusetts, a city that is about 22 […]

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An Unreasonable Approach to the Black Vote

February 22, 2016 Staff 0

By Raynard Jackson Columnist Last week I had a very long conversation with a major political operative about whether there was a role for Blacks in the Republican Party, on congressional staffs, on campaign staffs, […]

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Political Decisions vs. Political Choices

February 9, 2016 Staff 0

by James Clingman Picture this headline: “Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders win respective primaries.” Let that Marinate for a moment before reading any further. Now, what is your reaction? Faced with those two choices, what […]

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AT HOME AND ABROAD

February 2, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist Days before the opening of the World Economic Forum, Oxfam, the international organization that works on world poverty issues, released a report that addressed inequality. They found the international wealth gap […]

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Should African Americans Endorse Whites over Blacks?

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Two prominent Black Maryland officials – Montgomery County Executive Issiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III – have endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a White, over […]

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The Real Barack Obama Emerges

February 3, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama knocked it out of the park during the State of the Union address. He was strong, progressive, firm, and relaxed. He was almost cocky as he offered […]

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