By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist Above: George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist   It’s been almost 50 years since I lived in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I go back from time to time, but not much after Mama moved to Cleveland about 35 years ago and later to Augusta, Ga. Except for a couple of cousins, all […]

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist Above: George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist   The midterm elections are over, the final numbers are in and they don’t look pretty if you’re a progressive. So, I am going to propose something our national African American leaders should have suggested a long time ago: It’s time for us […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Above: Dr. Julianne Malveaux   Pundits are likely to spend the next several weeks attempting to explain the many reasons that Republicans simply kicked the Democrats square in the hind parts to dominate both houses of Congress in ways that had not been expected. With turnout at abysmal low – 33 […]

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist Above: George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist   JERUSALEM — On Election Night, I usually stay awake as long as my eyelids are willing to cooperate. But this year was different. Instead of alternating between watching CNN and tracking results on the Internet, I was in the Holy Land, nearly […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Above: Dr. Julianne Malveaux   The most common model of college attendance is that a young person who graduates from high school and heads directly to college, perhaps taking a year off in between to work, take a “13th class. While many students start off right after high school, some of […]