By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — After a long day of traveling, then networking on Capitol Hill, Nathaniel and Cleopatra Pendleton returned to their downtown Washington, D.C. hotel and dressed for a dinner in their honor. Later that evening, they shook hands and smiled for photographs as they accepted the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker […]
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U.S. scientists launch wake-up campaign on climate change
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — In an unusual intervention in policy debates, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) warned Tuesday that the world was “at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts.”In a 29-report entitled “What We Know,” the prestigious group […]
U.S. plans to speed poultry slaughtering, cut inspections
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) — The U.S. government is in the final stages of weighing approval for an overhaul of regulations governing the country’s poultry industry that would see processing speeds increase substantially even while responsibility for oversight would be largely given over to plant employees.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection […]
President Obama rallies help for young males of color
By Marc H. Morial There are some Americans who, in the aggregate, are consistently doing worse in our society — groups that have had the odds stacked against them in unique ways that require unique solutions…And by almost every measure, the group that is facing some of the most severe challenges in the 21st century […]
If a two-state solution fails, what next?
By Mitchell Plitnick WASHINGTON (IPS) —The failure of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians could lead to a significant shift in public opinion in the United States regarding Israel’s future, according to a new poll released March 3.When asked about two options in the event the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict was no […]
U.S. hawks take flight over Ukraine
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — A familiar clutch of hawks have taken wing over the rapidly developing crisis in Ukraine, as neo-conservatives and other interventionists claim that President Barack Obama’s preference for diplomacy over military action invited Russian aggression.At stake in the current crisis, according to these right-wing critics, are not only Ukraine’s […]
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A mixed Obama legacy
By Julianne Malveaux President Barack Obama announced a “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative to help young Black and Brown men succeed. Many present in the East Wing of the White House described the announcement of this initiative as “an emotional moment” for President Obama and for many of the others gathered there.Several of the African […]
NAACP spends lion’s share of Image Award ad budget with non-Black media. What could they be thinking?
By Natalie Cole, Our Weekly Publisher and CEO The primary and most trustworthy source of news and information to Black Americans has been and continues to rest in the bosom of the Black Press.So why is it that in the year of our Lord 2014—during Black History Month no less—the NAACP needs to be reminded […]
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Black History Month: Needed now more than ever
By Marc H. Morial “There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ancestors by remembering.”—Lonnie Bunch,founding director, National Museum of African American History and Culture Ever since the 2009 election of Barack Obama as America’s first Black president and […]
Advocacy groups split on Republican immigration guidelines
By Bryant Harris WASHINGTON (IPS) — Pro-immigration reform advocates here are seeking to capitalize on new federal momentum on the issue after conservative lawmakers ended months of dithering late last week and released an initial set of principles that they would be interested in pursuing in broader negotiations.FWD.us, an immigration reform advocacy group funded by […]