By Brianna Rae July 10, 2015 Adele Brumfield speaks to prospective students and their parents during an event sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in Santa Monica, CA. Photo credit: UW-Madison, University Communications. “I was a kid who was bussed and had no money to go to college, and now I’m […]
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President Obama is on a Winning Streak
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist The presidency is a bit like a baseball season. Players go through streaks and slumps, good days and bad days. Teams rack up wins and losses. It is only over the course of the long season […]
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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 […]
Dominican Republic’s ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many human rights watchers have called modern-day ethnic cleansing. Just days after the Rachel Dolezal episode captivated […]
Classifieds/Employment: July 10, 2015
EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY, NATURAL RESOURCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATOR (100%) BROWN COUNTY As a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension, employed with Brown County, the Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development (CNRED) Educator is an educational leader in teaching, accessing and applying research findings from the fields […]
Raising Boys to Men
By Heymiss Progress July 10, 2015 I often receive questions similar to the following two posed by single mothers who are raising sons. As I often do, I reach out to fathers who are actively engaged in parenting their children for advice and their expertise. It’s with great pride that I […]
FOOD: It’s the Center Part of Love
By Chelsea Fesik July 10, 2015 Photo by: Kristin Korevec “Part of what makes Jackson stand out is her commitment to teaching people how to enjoy delicious cuisine without the health costs. Her friendly attitude, infectious laughter, and non-judgmental manner helps parents and children suspicious of ‘health’ food to enjoy new ways of preparing old […]
Black Women See Job Prospects Improve
By Freddie Allen, Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015 WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Job prospects for Black women improved in June, as they recorded better employment numbers than the other major adult groups, the latest jobs report by the Labor Department shows. The jobless rate for Black women over 20 years old […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Navigating the Naysayers!
By Matiya Hill July 10, 2015 Matiya Hill Hi and welcome back to our blog! *insert big cyber hug* I’ll keep this post short and sweet. As some of you may know, I am tackling my student loan debt one day at a time, sweet Jesus. Lately I’ve noticed that I […]
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Challenging Economic Racism in America: Part II
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist This article is a contuation from Attacking Economic Racism. There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the world. But there is not a more insidious form of racism in the United […]