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Obamas Send Wrong Messages
By Raynard Jackson
NNPA Columnist
Two weeks ago, President Obama launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper.
As a part of this initiative, he signed a presidential...
(Black) Women’s History Month
Do you know about Elizabeth Keckley? Maggie Lena Walker, Sarann Knight Preddy, Gertrude Pocte Geddes-Willis, Trish Millines Dziko, Addie L Wyatt or Marie-Therese Metoyer?
What...
Solving Inequality
By William Spriggs
(Trice Edney Wire) - The job numbers came out for February last week. The preliminary numbers show that private-sector employment grew by...
A Little Common Sense For The Ukraine
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
(Trice Edney Wire) - Suddenly the crisis in Ukraine engulfs the US. As Russian troops move into Crimea, the...
Racial Healing Activities Inspire Hope For ‘Truth And Reconciliation’ In America
By Edna Kane-Williams
(Trice Edney Wire) - Emmett Till. The four little girls in the Birmingham bombing. Rodney King. Trayvon Martin. Their names and situations...
Redefining Truth Has Consequences
By Raynard Jackson
NNPA Columnist
In all organized sports, there are clearly defined rules that must be adhered to. In all universities, there are clearly stated...
CFPB To Mortgage Servicers: The Shell Game Is Over
In a February 19 speech before the nation’s largest association representing real estate finance, Steven Antonakes, Deputy Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
Blackonomics: The Value of HBCU’s – Part III
By James Clingman
(Trice Edney Wire) - This series on HBCU’s prompted a two-hour long discussion on the Carl Nelson Show in Washington, D.C. (WOL-1450). As...
My Sister’s Keeper
In all the hoopla surrounding President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, overlooked is that fact that our young girls also need to be targeted...
Obama’s One-Sided Responsibility Lecture
By Walter Fields
NNPA Columnist
Too often during the presidency of Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president has felt the need to chide Black Americans...