Editorials

by the Crusader March is Women’s History Month, as its been previously noted. Women have been identified a number of African American women who have contributed positively to world history. Some were known, and others […]

The last time the census happened in 2010, I was a 16-year-old high school student and I made sure that we definitely did a better job of filling out the census that year. I remember […]

Melanin is not Vibranium and America isn’t Wakanda even in the Marvel Universe, so why some black people, who are often disproportionately impacted by medical conditions for a myriad of reasons, believe they are immune […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For far too long as a country, we have lived in denial regarding the ever-present threat of pandemics. Trump was not alone in that self-deception. Scientists have warned us that these dangers […]

Our conversation with the Vice President by Gayle Andrews When Vice President Joe Biden launched his campaign for President, he made it clear that African Americans would play prominently in his appeal for support of […]

    MARCH 14, 2020 There’s a fatal history behind the claim that African Americans are more resistant to diseases like Covid-19 or yellow fever. Last two days alone, two African-American NBA basketball players have […]

by Reggie Fullwood Throughout my life I have had strong women raising, supporting and inspiring me – we all have. From Mom and Grandma to great schoolteachers, physicians, publishers and CEOs, women make the world […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux If you tell me how you spend your money, I can tell you what your values are. You say you are a Christian but neither tithe nor have a church home. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that one of the medical providers […]