Editorials

This writer doesn’t often agree with the Rev. Al Sharpton on anything, including the firebrand’s approach to solving the nation’s racial problems. But in the case of the brutal, deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by five Black […]

By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) – According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism, poverty, and militarism. My friend […]

By Lucius Gantt – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has rejected an Advanced Placement African Studies course from being taught in Florida schools. But you shouldn’t be shocked, awed or upset because America’s politicians have never […]

by Lucius Gantt – I felt sorry for President Joe Biden’s Press secretary when conservative journalists badgered her about government documents found at Biden’s home and his old office. They asked the same or similar […]

By Jesse Jackson – Last week, Donald Trump finally crossed the Rubicon. That is, he took to his social media platform and, for the first time, issued an explicit call to abolish the U.S. Constitution […]

The spiritual dimension of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Credit: Bill Moore photo by Jitahadi Imara One of the many attractive aspects of Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated December 26th through January 1st, is its spiritual feature. Although Kwanzaa […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper via www.blackpress.com – Although we have millions of dollars here in California allocated to the issue of homelessness, one […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “Over the last 50 years, the CBC has served as the ‘conscience of the Congress,’ helping guide the legislative priorities that […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. – As we prepare to go into 2023, disunity between Blacks and Jews is ahistorical and counterproductive. We cannot afford to be nonchalant or indifferent. Smith’s […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – To let the pollsters tell it, Democrats were going to get a “drubbing” or a “shellacking” just like the one President Barack Obama experienced in 2010 when Dems lost 63 […]