Editorials

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed many of our deepest fears about where this decision may lead: Taking aim at additional long-standing precedent and cherished privacy rights, from access to contraception and in-vitro fertilization […]

By The Honorable James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip The statement of purpose in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution says, “in order to create a more perfect Union.” While I often focus on […]

Congratulations to Mayra Flores, who became the first Mexican-American-born congresswoman and the first Republican elected in the 34th Texas Congressional District in over 100 years. Flores won in an 85% Hispanic district where Barack Obama and […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: blackpressusa.com) – “In the communities where we live and work, probable cause means a whole different level of law enforcement interaction with our young people – it simply is not like […]

by ReShonda Tate – (source: www.defendernetwork.com) – It’s become an all-too familiar scene – a mass shooting in America. Followed by the doomed cries of #DoSomething that fizzles out after a few days, leading many to […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  BlackPressUSA – By Ben Jealous, President, People For the American Way – People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement:  “We encourage the administration and Congress to continue exploring […]

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), is as dead as the “Wicked Witch of the West”  in L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Its death knell was sounded when someone leaked a draft […]

by AlexWong Over the past year, the fight for voting rights has felt like an epic struggle. Since early 2021, when a Republican-led voter suppression effort in Georgia gave way to copycat legislation all across the […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way, The Seattle Medium (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, […]