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Symbols are Important to Black America

July 24, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent July 24, 2015       Five days after South Carolina retired the Confederate flag with much fanfare, a small group of protesters in Oklahoma City greeted President Barack Obama with Confederate flags.    The following weekend, Ku Klux Klan members in Charleston, S.C. brandished both Confederate and Nazi […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Confederate Flag, Cultural Values, Jazelle Hunt, JULY 24 2015, KKK, South Carolina, Symbolism, Symbols, VOL. 25 NO. 28

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To Be Equal: How Will 2016’s Presidential Candidates Save Our Cities?

July 17, 2015

By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015   Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist     “You must register. You must vote. You must learn, so your choice advances your interest and the interest of our beloved Nation. Your future, and your children’s future, depend upon it, and I don’t believe that you are […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Candidates, JULY 17 2015, Marc H. Morial, National Urban League Conference, To Be Equal, VOL. 25 NO. 27

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Blacks Need to Join the Discussion on the Economy

July 17, 2015

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015   Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist     One’s worldview or social perspective is mainly informed by a matrix of different socioeconomic and political circumstances.  A polling of Black America about the current “recovery” of the economy of the United States would produce a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Black Buying Power, Black Economic Power, Black Wealth, Economy, JULY 17 2015, State of Black America, Unemployment, VOL. 25 NO. 27, Wages

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President Obama is on a Winning Streak

July 10, 2015

By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015   Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist     The presidency is a bit like a baseball season. Players go through streaks and slumps, good days and bad days. Teams rack up wins and losses. It is only over the course of the long season […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Barack Obama, Jesse L. Jackson, JULY 10 2015, Obama Administration, Obama Legacy, President Barack Obama, Sr., VOL. 25 NO. 26

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Church Burnings Should Ignite More Protests

July 10, 2015

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015   Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist     It’s possible that lightening may have caused one of the fires. Another may be the result of faulty electricity. Still, in the past couple of weeks, there were fires at churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Activism, American Terrorism, Black Church Fires, Confederate Flag, Julianne Malveaux, JULY 10 2015, Racism, VOL. 25 NO. 26, White Terrorism

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Challenging Economic Racism in America: Part II

July 10, 2015

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015   Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist     This article is a contuation from Attacking Economic Racism.     There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the world. But there is not a more insidious form of racism in the United […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Black Economic Power, Black Wage Gap, Discriminatory Lending, Income Inequality, JULY 10 2015, Poverty, Racial Income Gap, Racism, VOL. 25 NO. 26

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None But Jesus Heard Me: Justifying Victimhood and the Politics of Respectability

July 10, 2015

By Amber Walker July 10, 2015   Amber Walker     “The subtext [of respectability politics] that exists is if this person had just been “good,” “deserving” or “respectable,” they would be worth our country’s collective sympathy and support.”     Tulsa. Montgomery. Selma. Charleston. These cities, seared in our country’s collective consciousness, serve as […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Amber Walker, JULY 10 2015, Race Relations, Respectability Politics, VOL. 25 NO. 26

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Whites Don’t Have to be Black to Lead an NAACP Chapter

July 3, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent July 3, 2015       WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – If Rachel Dolezal had looked around, she would have discovered that a White person does not have to pretend to be Black in order to lead an NAACP chapter. In fact, she would have to look no farther than […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Jazelle Hunt, JULY 3 2015, NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, Racial Identity, VOL. 25 NO. 25

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The Black Community is at a Crossroads: Part 3

July 3, 2015

By Rahim Islam July 3, 2015 Rahim Islam As I’ve tried to articulate in parts one and two of this article, the Black community is at a serious and unprecedented crossroads in our history in America and IF we want to change the negative trajectory that is currently in place for hundreds of thousands of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Community, JULY 3 2015, Rahim Islam, Segregation, The Black Community is at a Crossroads, UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING, VOL. 25 NO. 25

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Attacking Economic Racism

July 3, 2015

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 3, 2015   Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist     Despite ill-intended efforts to do it for us, Black Americans have a responsibility to define our own reality. It is a fundamental human right recognized and respected by the United Nations.     Despite ill-intended efforts […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin Chavis, Economic Racism, Fundamental Human Rights, JULY 3 2015, Racism, VOL. 25 NO. 25

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