By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent July 24, 2015 Five days after South Carolina retired the Confederate flag with much fanfare, a small group of protesters in Oklahoma City greeted President Barack Obama with Confederate flags. The following weekend, Ku Klux Klan members in Charleston, S.C. brandished both Confederate and Nazi […]
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Tear Down the Walls of Economic Inequality
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist After a spirited debate, the South Carolina House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds at the urging of Gov. Nikki Haley, who quickly signed the measure into law. The flag was lowered for […]
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Church Burnings Should Ignite More Protests
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist It’s possible that lightening may have caused one of the fires. Another may be the result of faulty electricity. Still, in the past couple of weeks, there were fires at churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and […]