Editorials

By Charlene Crowell Many consumers breathe a sigh of relief when their car loans are finally paid off. Gaining title to personal vehicles should free up monthly monies – unless that title is later used […]

Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Professional sports around the world can be proud of the social improvement that has evolved.  Soccer in Europe has advanced immensely.  A few years ago I was in […]

By Julianne Malveaux Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls because […]

IBW – Vantage Point |  by Dr. Ron Daniels The uproar continues over San Francisco 49ner quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit-down, rather than stand, during the playing of the National Anthem. Kaepernick said his […]

By Willie B. Hall When I was a student at Raines the administration was always allowing influential people who “looked like me” to come and speak to the student body. Simply being a member of […]

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life, but as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to […]

By Julianne Malveaux With a woman heading the ticket of the Democratic Party, it may be challenging for us to remember – that women have had the right to vote for less than a century […]

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Any member of an organization that truly cares about the group will not hesitate to hold the leadership accountable for the group’s actions, if they deem them to […]

By Charlene Crowell Although many American families have modest financial means, there is nothing small about their hopes. Owning a home has long been an important part of the American Dream. Just as a college […]

By Dr. James Clingman “There are [Blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago, but will not build pyramids in the present so their children may see what they left behind […]