By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Between the unemployment rate report that was released in early September, and the Census report on income and poverty that was released on September 13, President Obama and his team got great news about the economic status of the average worker. Incomes are up a whopping 5.2 percent between […]
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The Jim Crow Segment of Professional Sports, Part I
Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Professional sports around the world can be proud of the social improvement that has evolved. Soccer in Europe has advanced immensely. A few years ago I was in a waiting room at a French government office. One of the French employees was watching a professional soccer game and […]
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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 […]
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We Need Leaders Like Russ Feingold
Politicians Who Will Act and Listen on Our Behalf Long After Election Day by Representative LaTonya Johnson In August when a high-profile police shooting and ensuing protests rocked the Sherman Park neighborhood, lots of people had lots of things to say. Politicians, pundits, community and faith leaders stood up to voice their opinions, and debate […]
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Blackonomics: What the Kaepernick Protest Tells Us about Black Power and Money
By James Clingman NNPA Newswire Columnist Turnabout is fair play. Why can’t more of us see that economics is the key to our freedom and the answer to the problems we talk about all the time? This political year has and continues to bring this fact to light, but the Colin Kaepernick protest illuminates the […]
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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 […]
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Hillary Needs Your Vote – Early
By Chirlane McCray Let me ask you a question: Are you prepared to head to the polls this election season and vote early? The first communities in Wisconsin have already started voting. And it’s really easy — all you need to do is bring your identification with you when you cast your ballot. And if […]
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God Made Man in His Own Image, Why? Part 2
In Part 1 of my article, I tried to establish that there is definitely a Creator no matter what science confirms or doesn’t confirm – the fact of the matter is, I believe that both science and faith are on the same page most of the time. This Creation, which includes man, is no accident […]
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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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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 […]
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