Editorials

By BBC.com – The stories of police brutality and discrimination against African Americans this year are similar to those of 20 years ago, writes the BBC’s Clive Myrie. A new breed of civil rights activist […]

By Terry Shropshire | November 4, 2020 – Lil Wayne, Kanye West and 50 Cent, were among the most recognizable Black males who defected from the Democratic Party, or considered doing so. According to in-person polling conducted by NBC […]

By John W. Fountain – Yet I am compelled, even in a land where I am still not free, to march with my Black son to the polls to vote. On the eve of another U.S. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Svante Myrick, Mayor of Ithaca, New York – In this year alone, he has mismanaged a public health crisis and the resulting economic recession — both of which have disproportionally affected […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Since I became your President, I’ve fought for all Americans. Unlike the D.C. political establishment, which looked out for only a small group of elites at the expense of working families — […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – For the sixth year in a row, Essence Magazine and the Black Women’s Roundtable have surveyed Black women about the issues that concern them most.  Melanie Campbell, Convener of the […]

Apparently seeking to stir greater support for his father-in-law among African Americans, Jared Kushner said Monday that the president’s policies can help “the Black community … break out of the problems that they’re complaining about,” but only […]

By Reginald J. Clyne Esq. – Donald Trump cannot win the presidency if he loses the state of Florida. It is in our power to end the dark period of the Trump presidency. America is […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a counselor, I ask the heads of households to have “The Talk” with your family, especially with male children. It is no strange or foreign conversation I am asking you to […]

By Patricia Brigham  – There are people out there who don’t want you to vote. It’s an unfortunate fact of American history from the Jim Crow poll taxes of the early to mid-20th century to […]