By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist “To achieve true security for vulnerable families, asset building must be part of the strategy.” As the wealthy few continue to prosper, the rest of the nation is caught in a financial tug-of-war between stagnant wages and a […]
Blackonomics: Blacks are Today’s Putty People
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 James Clingman, NNPA Columnist Incidents over just the past two months have taken Black folks on the psychological ride of our lives. The White woman in Spokane, Wash., who passed as Black caught and held our attention; then there was the McKinney, Texas pool […]
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Blacks Need to Join the Discussion on the Economy
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist One’s worldview or social perspective is mainly informed by a matrix of different socioeconomic and political circumstances. A polling of Black America about the current “recovery” of the economy of the United States would produce a […]