Editorials

by Charlene Cromwell Since its inception, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has faced an unrelenting onslaught of attacks. From lawmakers, to lobbyists and business organizations, many still maintain that the marketplace should regulate itself, […]

by Reggie Fullwood So how many of us have been casually strolling through a social media site and saw something so ridiculously troublesome that you just couldn’t believe that it was real? For example, who […]

by James Klingman Remember the scene from “New Jack City” when Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) told Scotty (Ice-T), “This ain’t personal; this is business?” And at the end of the movie, Scotty said to Nino, […]

by Reggie Fullwood I am as guilty as any other Generation X black male – I grew using the word “Nigga” or the “N” word as a term of endearment of sorts. No big deal […]

by James Clingman “Well done beats well said every time…When it’s all said and done, much is said and little is done.” There are many Black folks who can tell us what “we need to […]

by Marc Morial “No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. […]

by Dr. Faye Williams I’ve been left to wonder which hurts more. Does it hurt more to have a disappointment occur without expectation or does it hurt more to be able to anticipate a disappointment […]

by Reggie Fullwood If you ever use the internet for anything then Big Brother is watching you.  Who is Big Brother? Well the term or concept started as a warning that appears on posters throughout […]

by Jesse Jackson Fifty-nine cruise missiles. When Donald Trump ordered the attack on Syria, he made an impetuous decision, turning his previous commitment to stay out of the Syrian civil war and focus on ISIS […]

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) Over the next several days, across the United States, people will pause in solemn remembrance of the 49th anniversary of the tragic assassination of Reverend Dr. […]