Editorials

By ADOLPH REED JR. – June 16, 1966, isn’t on the commemorative calendar in black American politics, but it probably should be. On that date, Willie Ricks, a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary, […]

By Lee Moran – The former national security adviser said Trump is “clearly threatened” by what Obama stood for. Former national security adviser Susan Rice on Wednesday suggested why President Donald Trump frequently attempts to blame his predecessor, […]

POST NEWS GROUP By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. — Sanders has the history, the vision and the platform to defeat Trump. He is best situated to expose Trump’s fake populism. He voted against the […]

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association — Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, ethnicity or race, or where they […]

By Clarence McKee- Congratulations to Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. After being excoriated by Democrats and the media for being cautious and not ordering draconian state-wide lockdowns as have many other state Democratic governors, he […]

by Jesse Jackson Across the United States and across the world, prisoners are among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Overcrowded facilities, shortages of food and medicine, and totally inadequate testing expose prisoners who are […]

Dr. Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux The coronavirus has upended our way of life, especially in urban America, where social distancing has replaced the laughter of children playing on the street, the excitement of preparing […]

Disappointingly, the Fourth Judicial Circuit has never elected a black female to a judicial seat and we currently only have one appointed black female judge out of 55 local judges. First, we need to acknowledge […]

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor  – The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95% Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program loan. Other communities of color were similarly […]