Unfinished Business: 50 Years After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The purpose of the law is simple…those who are equal before God shall now also be equal in the polling booths, in the classrooms, in the factories, and in hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and other places […]
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Martin and Coretta King awarded Congressional Gold Medal
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —During a recent ceremony on Capitol Hill, lawmakers from the United States Senate and House of Representatives celebrated the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King with the Congressional Gold Medal.“The Civil Rights Act of […]
U.S. reaction to new immigrant influx could violate international law
By Michelle Tullo WASHINGTON (IPS) — Rights advocates and lawmakers are expressing increased concern over the United States’ handling of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of undocumented child and female migrants from Central America.Last week, President Barack Obama announced that military bases would be converted to detention centres to house the nearly 50,000 […]
President Obama acts to ease student loan debt
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) — From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. As more students, especially Blacks students, rely on grants and loans to get through college, President Barack Obama has stepped up with a series of executive orders […]
Companies urged to disclose “Plastic Footprint”
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) — The environmental cost of the plastics used by corporations producing consumer goods likely mounts to more than 75 billion dollars a year, according to a first-time valuation released Monday by the United Nations and others.This estimate is based on the cost of everything from greenhouse gas emissions resulting […]
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Celebrating black fathers
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist As we approach Fathers’ Day across the United States and in some other nations throughout the world, it is important to lift up those Black American fathers who are doing what is right and good for their children, families and communities. Too often when the issue of Black […]
JET Magazine Releases its Final Print Issue
JET Magazine Releases its Final Print Issue JET app will launch June 30 CHICAGO, (June 6, 2014) — JET magazine will release its final print issue, hitting newsstands on June 9. The cover of the last issue salutes JET magazine’s iconic history by featuring images of previous covers throughout the past 63 years. […]
Low-wage workers butt heads with 21st century capital
By Peter Costantini SEATTLE (IPS) —“Supersize my salary now!” The refrain rose over a busy street outside a McDonald’s in downtown Seattle.A young African-American mother carrying a little girl told the largely youthful crowd that she had walked off the job to join them because “we’re getting tired of being pushed around”. Her five-year-old took […]
Only 1 of President Obama’s Promise Zones is majority-black
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite the disproportionate impact of poverty found in African American communities, only one of President Barack Obama’s “Promise Zones,” is majority-Black, according to a new report.A recent report by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute, offered recommendations on the role the […]
Moving LGBT rights beyond marriage equality
By Farangis Abdurazokzoda WASHINGTON (IPS) — Honoring the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Friday emphasized progress in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, but a new report on criminalization of LBGT people suggests that there is still a long way to go.“Today of […]
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