Kay Coles James Becomes First Black Woman to Lead the Conservative Heritage Foundation Kay Coles James, the newest president of the conservative Heritage Foundation and the first African American woman to lead the organization, said that she plans to set an example for engaging with people of different political stripes to have a positive impact […]
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Will Alabama’s Newest Senator Hire Blacks?
Civil Rights Groups Want Alabama’s Newest Senator to Hire Minorities By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black voters propelled Doug Jones’ to a historic victory in Alabama’s special election for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vacant Senate seat. Now, civil rights groups are calling on the Senator-elect to hire Blacks and other minorities to high-level […]
Love it or Hate it, 2017 Will Be a Year Not Soon Forgotten.
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Barack Obama, a constitutional law professor, Nobel Peace Prize winner and the nation’s first Black president, graciously handed the keys to the White House to a reality TV star who has been accused of sexual assault. Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump began signing dozens of executive […]
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Lessons from the African American Vote in Alabama
By Dr. John Warren (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) The African Americans who have convinced themselves that one vote doesn’t matter, should take a very close look at what happened during the recent special election in Alabama. Despite the endorsement of President Donald Trump and the extremely conservative White voters who supported Roy Moore, […]
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To Be Equal: Assessing President Obama’s Impact and Legacy
President Obama Earns “Excellent” Rating from the National Urban League By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League “That faith that I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change, that faith has been rewarded in ways I could not have possibly imagined.” – President […]
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Today’s Activists Can Learn from King’s “Creative Disruption” Tactics
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist When Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, he envisioned all kinds of people descending on our nation’s capital, bringing demands to federal agencies. He envisioned people pushing for affordable housing, for quality education, for better health care, for minority business development programs, and more. […]
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Early Voting Is Critical to Our Democracy
By Rosetta Perry Early voting has already begun in some 37 states and Washington D.C. Yet, many Blacks remain unaware of this option, or of the benefits it offers. But the folks who want to suppress the Black vote sure know about it. One of the first things done in North Carolina was to cut […]
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LeBron James: Why I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton
By LeBron James Courtesy of Business Insider Two years ago, I told you I was coming home to Northeast Ohio — where I was born and raised. When I came back, I had two missions. In June, thanks to my teammates and all your support, I accomplished my on-the-court mission. We came back from being […]
Madison’s Bronson Koenig Heading To North Dakota To Protest Dakota Access Pipeline
Native American Basketball Star Says He’s ‘Obligated To Stand Up’ For His Beliefs, Fellow Native Americans By Andrea Anderson One of college basketball’s most well-known Native American players is heading to North Dakota to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe this weekend. Senior University of Wisconsin- Madison point guard Bronson Koenig said he wants to […]
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The Biggest “Birther” of All – Donald Trump
By Urban Media News Staff Since the election of America’s first African-American president, Barack Obama, fringe figures across the United States have sought to undermine his legitimacy. From describing his sense of “otherness” to questioning whether or not he was born in the United States, every so-called “birther” argument has reeked of race based disparagement. […]
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