By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Donald Trump, a man best known as a “birther” with a reality TV show and a real estate empire, who claimed that Mexico was sending drugs and rapists to the United States, was sworn in as president on January 20, 2017. What happened next was predictable and we […]
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Four Things President Obama Can Do to Help Blacks in His Last 100 Days
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist The countdown to President Obama’s last one hundred days began on October 13. Already, the President has committed to spending his waning days in office by campaigning for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for President. Indeed, he has put his legacy on the line, telling Black people at his […]
On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: Crime, Antidotes, Overdoses
By Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service Kanawha County Sheriff’s Lt. Scott Elkins gets ready for his 12-hour shift by checking his patrol car and equipment, then contacting the dispatcher to discuss the team of deputies with whom he will patrol 900 square miles until dawn. Lastly, Elkins inspects his supply of Narcan, the trade name […]
Presidential Debate: Trump Rooted for Housing Crisis
During the first presidential debate between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and reality TV star Donald Trump an issue which has been infrequently discussed during the campaign rose to the forefront – the housing crisis. Milwaukee was one of the hardest hit cities in the country when it came to housing during the Great […]
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. […]
Get Involved in Turning out the Vote!
Did you see President Obama’s speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation this week? If you didn’t, I’ll wait. Go ahead. Go watch and get as fired up to be a part of the most important election of our lifetime as I am. I volunteer with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin because our country is […]
Once-Hot Artists’ Palettes Stay Cool Through Campaign 2016
By Eric Easter “If I’m 100 percent honest, I’ve tried hard to make a Hillary poster, but I can’t figure out where to start,” says Los Angeles-based graphic artist Charles White. “There’s no strong word or theme that sparks my imagination.” White is one of many creators who say that the 2016 race between Hillary […]
What You Need to Know about Voting on Tuesday, November 8
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls, because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the […]
There are Real Consequences in this Presidential Election – Part 3
Message to the Black Community Over the past several weeks the issues facing the Black community have been highlighted in a big way and many of our issues are being discussed on a national spotlight. This is a good step because for too long our issues have been on the back burner or non-existent on […]
Trump’s Offensive Appeals to Communities of Color Backfire
By Urban Media News In the latest bizarre shift of his campaign strategy, Donald Trump has recently sought to portray himself as a champion of African Americans and Latinos. Mr. Trump began his awkward appeals at a campaign rally in Wisconsin recently, where he asked “for the vote of every African American citizen struggling in […]