Editorials

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Alexis M. Herman, President of the Dorothy I. Height FoundationDuring the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, Dorothy Height’s quiet power brought wisdom and a social worker’s perspective […]

Houston Forward Editorial Board – The black community is being hit hard by COVID-19. In neighborhood after neighborhood across the country, the virus is claiming the lives of African-American educators, activists, bus drivers, grocery store workers, police officers, preachers, politicians and pioneers . […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The $2.3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package includes a temporary tax change for individuals who make at least $1 million a year, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The Joint Committee’s analysis […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Administration brushed aside scientific evidence and concerns regarding the pandemic, downplaying its spread and the depth of the problems we were encountering. It was only in March that they were forced […]

Written by Roderick Thomas  – In 2018, Andrew Gillum was the handsome, 38-year-old runner-up in Florida’s gubernatorial race. Gillum, the state’s first black nominee for governor, lost by fewer than 35,000 votes. Despite his loss, Gillum’s political […]

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. STATEMENT BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. After 400 years of slavery, segregation and discrimination why would anybody be shocked that African Americans are dying disproportionately from the coronavirus? The […]

 By Rep. Al Lawson The coronavirus pandemic is a challenge unlike anything we have ever faced. I understand how scary this is and how desperate you are for answers. We have seen staggering evidence that […]

ReNika Moore, ACLU Director  To provide meaningful protection and support for all members of the community, a COVID-19 response must address the pervasive racial injustices at the federal, state, and local level. COVID-19 is ravaging […]

Deric Gilliard is former communications for the SCLC and the author of “Living in the Shadows of A Legend: Unsung Heroes and ‘Sheroes’ who Marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” He can be contacted […]

by Walter Harris Garvin “There’s an old saying in some African American communities that is often applied to the broad-stroke disparity of [the] nation’s economy: when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia. […]