Editorials

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led suffrage campaigns, the 19th Amendment put white women on […]

In her new book, Marcia Chatelain explores the complicated history of how McDonald’s infiltrated black neighborhoods and sold them on a boneless chicken sandwich. By CHRISTINA CAUTERUCCI JAN 15, 20205:50 AM Outside a McDonald’s in 1980. […]

OPINION: Dr. Johnson’s Questionable Political Awareness; Black Votes Matters BYTHE BLACK WALL ST TIMESONJANUARY 6, 2020•( LEAVE A COMMENT ) – https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion-dr-johnsons-questionable-political-awareness-black-votes-matters/ Charlamagne (left) Dr. Umar Johnson (right) | Photo Courtesy of The Breakfast Club Dr. […]

By Sens. Perry E. Thurston Jr. and Darryl E. Rouson The Florida Supreme Court lacks the diversity needed to satisfy the many legal needs of Florida’s divergent, ethnic and racial communities. Justice Thurgood Marshall once […]

by Dr. Wilmer Leon “Last night, at my direction, the United States military successfully executed a flawless precision strike that killed a number one terrorist anywhere in the world, Qassem Soleimani…We took action last night […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Democrats started this Presidential campaign season with more than 20 candidates. Eventually, it dropped to about a dozen, with, so far, only five of those “qualified” to appear on the next […]

by David Love Democratic Senator and Presidential candidate Cory Booker recently announced that he will not make an appearance on stage during this week’s Democratic nomination debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on […]

By Alexi McCammond Dec 30, 2019 A majority of black Americans are more interested in voting in the 2020 presidential election than they were in 2016, according to a national  of 1200 black voters and non-voters […]

#NNPA BLACKPRESS COMMENTARY: Pots and Kettles – Republican Hypocrisy and Double-Talk By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor – December 15, 2019 NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Republicans are throwing mud at Hunter Biden, no one has […]

When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive. By G. Gabrielle Starr Dr. Starr is the president of Pomona College. This essay has been updated to reflect news developments. […]