Group Marched Up State Street To Dane County Public Safety Building by Bridgit Bowden Several hundred people gathered in Madison on Sunday to protest the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police and the killing of five police officers in Dallas. The group marched up State Street, around the state Capitol and to […]
West Speaks on Obama, Black Lives Matter
By Lagloria Wheatfall Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Houston Defender [HOUSTON] – Dr. Cornel West, an outspoken activist, author and professor, recently shared his views on pressing issues during a speech at the University of Houston-Downtown. West, a professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary and professor emeritus at […]
Lilly Endowment Funds Black Minds Matter
by Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There is an old African proverb that says: “Where you put your wealth signifies where and how your life’s priorities are ordered.” Such is the case when one views where and how corporate America invests its wealth beyond the boardroom and the stock market. There are some companies, […]
Obama Says Black Lives Matter Movement Is Legit
by Courtne Dixon Special to the NNPA News Wire Service from HU News Service WASHINGTON – The Black Lives Matter movement, who many have embraced and others have claimed is anti-police, received an endorsement from the nation’s highest law enforcement officer, President Barack Obama, during a special White House session last week to deal with […]
Women Left Mark On Million Man March
By Michael H. Cottman and Courtney Bledsoe Urban News Service WASHINGTON—The most surprising element of Saturday’s Million Man March was its women. The 20th anniversary celebration of 1995’s landmark gathering included women of all racial origins, religions, creeds and cultures. They filled the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. Christian women […]
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Blackonomics: Teaching our Dollars to Make Sense
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist When Donald Trump first spoke about his intentions to run for president and called out Mexicans and Hispanics in general, here’s what happened. Yes, there were protests in the streets by Latinos who felt they had been insulted by Trump, but further action was taken, not by Latinos but by […]
Black Lives Matter Activist Links Fighting AIDS to Protest Over Policing
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – AIDS activists fighting to end the epidemic in the Black community can take cues from the protests over police violence and the killing of unarmed Black men, says DeRay Mckesson, a prominent leader associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Mckesson, who is also a […]
Farrakhan: “Justice or Else” March Just the Beginning
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In a wide-ranging conference call with the Black Press, the Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said the upcoming “Justice or Else” rally set for October 10 celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March is just the beginning of the movement. Benjamin F. […]
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Our White Liberal Conundrum
by Walter L. Fields NNPA Columnist One of the enduring debates since the enslavement of Africans in the American colonies has been the extent to which well-meaning Whites can appropriate Black suffering and be a true participant in our liberation. From the roots of the abolitionist movement to the Niagara Movement, and subsequent founding of […]
Madison YGB Leaders Convene in Cleveland for Black Lives Matter Movement
by L. Malik Anderson On Friday, July 24, leaders of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition (YGB) joined hundreds of Black activists from various states for the inaugural Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland. “This was an all Black space, a black only space,” YGB Coalition Leader Brandi Grayson said. “We needed a space […]