By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President/CEO, NNPA As the United States of America and the global community salutes, recognizes and commemorates the 88th birthday of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a providential time to reassess the meaning and challenges of Dr. King’s legacy for Black America in this year of […]
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Today’s Activists Can Learn from King’s “Creative Disruption” Tactics
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist When Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, he envisioned all kinds of people descending on our nation’s capital, bringing demands to federal agencies. He envisioned people pushing for affordable housing, for quality education, for better health care, for minority business development programs, and more. […]
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Pension Security Equals Retirement Security
By Barbara Toles A lack of retirement security can make the golden years of life anything but golden. Sadly, many people who have worked their entire lives find themselves struggling financially in retirement. When planning for my retirement, I thought about what I would do next (considering all I had ever done was work), and […]
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Will You Make YOUR Voice Heard?
By Urban Media News Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th. Polls are open from 7:00am to 8:00pm. If you are in line by 8:00pm you have the right to cast a ballot. But increasingly, voters are not waiting until Election Day to make their voice, and their choice, heard. Early voting is widely accessible across […]
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Early Voting Is Critical to Our Democracy
By Rosetta Perry Early voting has already begun in some 37 states and Washington D.C. Yet, many Blacks remain unaware of this option, or of the benefits it offers. But the folks who want to suppress the Black vote sure know about it. One of the first things done in North Carolina was to cut […]
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Stop Disenfranchising Black and Latino Voters
Capitol Report By State Representative Leon D. Young Back in September, it was widely reported in the media that state employees at various Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) centers had been giving false, or misleading, information to individuals seeking photo identification. These individuals did not have a birth certificate and wanted an ID to vote. […]
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Despite the GOP’s Epic Failure to Reach Black Voters, I’m Still Voting for Donald Trump in November
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Newswire Columnist What the hell is going on with Blacks in this Republican Party? My phone has been ringing off the hook since last week with people from across the country asking me to explain the unexplainable. Memo to my readers: I DON’T WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. But, it seems […]
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A Voice for the Voiceless
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor I’ve always considered myself a public servant, not a politician. As a public servant it is my duty to be innovative and find solutions for problems that plague our community. Because we have the highest incarceration rate of African Americans in the nation, Milwaukee is ground zero when […]
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“Message in the Music” Part 2: Kenny Gamble
I think it’s important to again let you know how I’m connected to Kenny Gamble. First and foremost, before I ever met him, I was a big fan of his music. Not only did I enjoy the music immensely, I was overwhelmed by the lyrics- the message in the music. Significantly, I used to literally […]
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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 […]
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