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Limiting Women’s Right To Choose
I was 20 years old when Roe v. Wade was decided. A year before the decision, a young woman who lived in my dormitory attempted...
Child Watch: “That Gun Changed Our Lives Forever”
By Marian Wright Edelman
NNPA Columnist
My heart was shattered while I was working at 60 Minutes when my only sister was shot and killed by...
Obama: ‘First Gay President’
By Raynard Jackson
NNPA Columnist
President Obama has concluded his three-country tour of Africa. He visited Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. Most presidential trips overseas have...
BUSINESS EXCHANGE: What Should Blacks Expect From Republicans?
By William Reed
NNPA Columnist
The National Republican Committee surely needs to convince Black Americans of the benefits of joining their party. Is the Republican Party’s...
Standing On The Other Side Of An Equal Sign
By Lee A. Daniels
NNPA Columnist
For decades now, July 4th has always compelled in me to reconsider, and more deeply appreciate, Frederick Douglass’ famous oration...
America’s Crisis: 38 Million Have No Retirement Assets
As more Baby Boomers continue to retire, a new research report has found that the nation is facing a trillion dollar retirement savings crisis....
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Becoming The New Thurgood Marshall
If you’re looking for the justice on the Supreme Court who mirrors Thurgood Marshall’s tenure on the bench, it is not Sonia Sotomayor, the...
Fighting To Reverse The Shameful Voting Rights Decision
By Sherrilyn A. Ifill
NNPA Guest Columnist
The Voting Rights Act has been described as the “crown jewel” of civil rights legislation. Its passage was secured...
Reflecting On Comprehensive Immigration Reform
By William E. Spriggs
(Trice Edney Wire) - Americans have now celebrated July 4th, 2013, and America's independence. It was also a time when public...
Limiting Women’s Rights
(Trice Edney Wire) - I was 20 when Roe v. Wade was decided. A year before the decision, a young woman who lived in...