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 I have always loved legendary songstress Gladys Knight and always will, but…

January 30, 2019 admin 0

By Vernon A. Williams January 30, 2019 crusader Chicago Defender First, full transparency. Much like “Fly Jock” Tom Joyner (and probably most male Baby Boomers), I had a mad crush on soul singer Gladys Knight as she […]

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We Must Never Surrender Our Culture

January 30, 2019 Staff 0

  by Dr. Conrad Worrill Our late, great ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard’s book, The Maroon Within Us, once again reminds us of a major problem that we, as African people in America, are besieged […]

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Don’t Let Predatory Tax Loans Take Your Refunds

January 27, 2019 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell For many consumers, the New Year brings an annual effort to file taxes early enough to help pay off big bills, replace major appliances or tuck away a few bucks for the […]

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The Origin of Black Politics

January 27, 2019 Staff 0

By Dr. Conrad Worrill Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics has played a dominant role […]

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Super Bowl or Not, in the Black community

January 27, 2019 Staff 0

By William T. Robinson, Jr. While the Super Bowl has been a celebrated and welcomed event for football fans and the American public as a whole, it has become a contentious target for many in […]

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The Hypocrisy Surrounding the R. Kelly Debate

January 15, 2019 Staff 0

By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Newswire Contributor I usually don’t write about salacious issues involving sex, scandal, and other issues I consider a waste of time; but because of the volume of calls and emails asking […]

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Government Shut Down Shows How Disconnected the White House is from Reality

January 15, 2019 Staff 0

The new calendar year has officially kicked off, but it is hard to feel like it’s a fresh start with so many lingering issues from 2018. One of the most prominent challenges facing America is […]

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A More Diverse Congress, a More Perfect Union?

January 15, 2019 Staff 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux The 116th Congress, sworn in on January 3, is the most diverse our nation has ever seen. There are more women – 102 – than ever before. More members of the […]

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He’s Scary and He’s Scared

January 15, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. E. Faye Williams It’s not unusual to have a person who is scary, but scary and scared in the same person is unusual. Even while #45 was campaigning for President, we understood he was […]

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A Look Ahead to 2019 – What’s on the Political Horizon

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Annually, I do a “Year that was” type of article that looks back at all of the major events that shaped the year. While that is always fun – this year I […]

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