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Civil Rights Movement and Hip-Hop – Part II
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
The best way to recognize and celebrate African American History Month is make more history. I am writing...
The Value of HBCU’s – Part Two
By James Clingman
(Trice Edney Wire) - With specific emphasis on Howard University, let’s consider a few solutions to the challenges HBCU’s face. There are...
What Will Happen if the Minimum Wage Increases?
By William Spriggs
(Trice Edney Wire) - Last week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report saying that the proposal to increase the...
NAACP Spends Lion’s Share Of Image Award Ad Budget With Non-Black Media
What could they be thinking?
By Natalie Cole
Our Weekly Publisher and CEO
The primary and most trustworthy source of news and information to Black Americans has...
Child Watch: The Hungry Child
By Marian Wright Edelman
NNPA Columnist
Some children cheer when schools close for winter storms, but there are hungry children in America right now for whom...
Can The Dominican Republic And Haiti Resolve Citizenship Dispute?
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are locked in negotiations aimed at resolving a dispute that potentially has hemispheric implications....
Coverage Of Gay Football Player Goes Into Overtime
By Raynard Jackson
NNPA Columnist
Michael Sam, the All-American defensive end for the University of Missouri, is making more news off the field than on. According...
Civil Rights Movement and Hip-Hop (Part 1)
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
African American History Month is an appropriate time to raise the question of the relationship between the Civil Rights...
Campaign To Deny Ben Chavis A Democratic Leadership Post In N.C.
By Cash Michaels
Special to the NNPA from The Carolinian
RALEIGH, N.C. – The fallout from the badly mishandled nomination of Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. last...
What the Dunn Verdict Says About Our Culture – And The Value that We Place On Young Black Males In America
By Marc Morial
President and CEO, National Urban League
“Jordan had no guns. He had no drugs. There was no alcohol. They were coming from the...