Editorials

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Since the rules for the restoration of rights of felons is determined by each state, there is a hodge-podge of state laws governing what rights ex-offenders will have once released from prison. […]

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The Wells Fargo scandal is far from over and it continues to provide insight into the “Cherry Picking” culture of providing select help in places where it seeks to […]

by Dr. Wilmer Leon (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “This is a great plan. I actually think it will get even better. This is a repeal and replace of Obamacare. Make no mistake about it…” – President Trump May […]

by James Clingman The National Urban League’s (NUL) 2017 “State of Black America” (SOBA) report was released on May 2, 2017; it is titled, “Protect our Progress,” and again contains the “Inequality Index.  Since 1963 […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) There was the proposed massive budget cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the incessant rhetoric about a rise in crime in the nation, that lacked […]

By Julianne Malveaux After months of “repeal and replace” rhetoric, Congress has finally passed a pitiful little bill designed to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. To watch Republicans gather in the Rose Garden to “celebrate” […]

By Angelo C. Louw (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, — that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire […]

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) This year’s swearing-in of a new Congress and President signaled a surge of new ideas and approaches to government. However, no elected or appointed official should ever depart from […]