Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young It happens every December usually around this time of year. Christmas has just come and gone, so we begin to take inventory of the previous 12 months, by assessing recent accomplishments as well as recent disappointments. However, in short order, we invariably turn our attention to the […]
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Where’s Our Ad? Big Tobacco Still Hasn’t Apologized to Black America
By Vanessa Johnson CEO and President, New Concept Self Development Center A little after Thanksgiving a series of new tobacco ads debuted across America on prime-time television and in published newspapers, but they weren’t promoting tobacco. The marketing campaign was a result of “corrective statements” that were court-ordered eleven years ago. Big Tobacco was required […]
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Net Neutrality: It Really Does Impact You
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor First things first, the term “Net Neutrality” is a real thing with real life implications for our community. If you use the internet, then you need to pay attention to this issue. For the last couple of years, the American public has enjoyed an open internet and web-surfing […]
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Tis the Season … For Heartfelt Giving Year-Round
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young As millions of Americans finish running around and topping off their Christmas lists this week, it’s easy to lose sight of the true meaning of this season. Madison Avenue and eCommerce stakeholders would have us believe that the real essence of Christmas is a new luxury car […]
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Republican Tax Bill Robs the Poor to Feed the Rich
By Marian Wright Edelman (President, The Children’s Defense Fund) The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently passed on a nearly straight party line Republican vote in the U.S. Senate is, like the House-passed bill, a moral abomination. Their enactment would be the death of America’s dream for tens of millions of children. The House and […]
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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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Racism in the Workplace and the Whitewashing of the #MeToo Movement
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women to speak up about sexual misconduct, harassment and more. Too bad that impetus did not float up to the top, where an avowed grabber of women’s […]
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All Eyez on Alabama: Decency Wins
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor In 1996 Tupac Shakur released the title track off his epic album All Eyez on Me. There was a notable line in the first verse that said “I bet you got it twisted, you don’t know who to trust”. For the last several weeks, Republican voters in Alabama […]
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The New Sexual Harassment Standard
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young At the time that this article was written, the outcome of the Senate race in Alabama was yet to be determined. And, if forced to wager a guess, I would be truly shocked if Judge Roy Moore didn’t win this election, in convincing fashion. To say that […]
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A Healthier Outlook on Life
By Senator Lena C. Taylor Milwaukee was once the healthiest city in the country. It won the award so many years in a row that they stopped the contest. That was in 30s and 40s. Things are much different now. 80 years later we live in the most segregated city in America. Twenty-nine percent of […]
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