Editorials

This Black History Month I have decided that it is more important than ever that we do more than reflect on our past. As African Americans we also need to critically evaluate our present economic […]

By Julianne Malveaux Our 45th President has traipsed over to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, planning to rub elbows with world leaders, repair some relationships, and possibly shred even more. He had hardly […]

by E. Faye Williams Political right/Republicans have given nearly every bad excuse possible for their own bad behavior. Truth and objectivity seem to escape their ilk. Since the swearing-in of #45 and his one-year hijacked […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux When the unemployment rate dropped and economic conditions improved under the leadership of President Barack Obama, 45 derided the gains as “fake news”. He suggested that the monthly Employment Situation (www.bls.gov) […]

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am fond of saying, “weak people take strong positions on weak issues.” There is no better example of this than the embarrassing behavior of the weak Congressional Black […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t plan to get involved in the Memphis garbage worker’s strike. He hadn’t planned to be there on the fateful day when he was shot on April […]

by Reggie Fullwood Look, I totally understand. Donald Trump is the smartest, most brilliant person he knows. He is the best president and billionaire businessman that we have ever seen. Here’s the problem – The […]

by Peter Bailey When first hearing about TV-One’s cancellation of Roland Martin’s show for “budgetary” reasons, my immediate reaction was bull crap. I am convinced that his show was cancelled because some advertisers and some […]

By Barbara Reynolds The ”sh*thole” debacle: It is one thing to rhetorically hate a race of people but it is quite another to have the power and the resources to destroy them. That is why […]

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. I’ve never witnessed it.  It’s only been reported to me by those present to experience it.  It’s an open secret that is made no better with a direct acknowledgment […]