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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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First Step Act is the Most Important Federal Criminal Justice Reform in Decades

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

  “For too long, sentencing in our country has been overly severe and has disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men. Reforming some of the most draconian federal sentencing laws, including unfair mandatory […]

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Donald Trump’s Border Wall Demand is Dressed Up With More Lies About Immigrants

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Jesse Jackson “Yes, if we don’t get what we want, one way or the other … I will shut down the government,” said President Trump to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House […]

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First Step Act is the Most Important Federal Criminal Justice Reform in Decades

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

“For too long, sentencing in our country has been overly severe and has disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men. Reforming some of the most draconian federal sentencing laws, including unfair mandatory minimum sentences […]

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To Be Young, Gifted, and Dead

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

by Julianne Malveaux McKenzie Adams wanted to be a scientist. The gregarious 9-year-old Alabama girl was just that, a girl, a little girl, a brown-skinned baby girl with braids or, in one picture, just a […]

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