by Amanda Zhang Last year, Brandi Grayson and Alix Shabazz characterized Madison in an article for the Guardian like this: “There have always been two Madisons.” They were speaking specifically on the police violence that was responsible for the death of Tony Robinson, but the sentiment remains true, especially when it comes to education. As […]
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Trump’s Attack on Immigrants of Color
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I want to address this column quite explicitly to African Americans. If you are not African American, please feel free to read this, however. When you hear Donald Trump wail against immigrants, I hope that you understand that he is also talking about you. I realize that many African […]
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Misty Copeland Danced Her Way to the Top
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Fighting for freedom and equality comes in numerous different forms, vessels and vocations, particularly in a society with a history of stereotypical distortions about human capacity and ability based on race and ethnicity. Therefore, it is important to note whenever there is an irrefutable exposure of some of […]
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Criminalizing Black Protest – and Black People
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Is #BlackLivesMatter a criminal organization that advocates attacks on and murder of White police officers? That’s the snake-oil pitch the conservative echo chamber is making these days – even as news accounts every week bring new proof that neither Black law-abiding citizens nor, frankly, Black criminals, nor anyone else […]
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Twice Vulnerable: Black Women Live at Intersection of Both Racial & Gender Violence
by Amanda Zhang The one year anniversary of Mike Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri occurred back in August. The Black Lives Matter movement has produced a shift in consciousness, particularly with non-black citizens, and the media is paying more and more attention to killing of black men. While the attention being paid to the murders […]
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From Salgado to Grayson: The Historical Legacy of State Violence Against Targeted Movement Leaders Continues
by Karma R. Chávez Nestora Salgado is an indigenous Mexican woman, a US citizen, and currently a political prisoner in Mexico. Two weeks ago marked the 2-year anniversary of her incarceration, and US-based activists joined Mexican counterparts by staging protests at Mexican consulates around the United States to urge Secretary of State John Kerry to […]
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It was a sign of the times for Black life in the ‘60s. Police brutality. Poor housing. Few job opportunities. Little chance for higher education. The response to the oppression in the South was demonstrations, sit-ins and peaceful civil disobedience. The response that bubbled to the surface in Oakland, […]
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In Defense of Rev. Everett Mitchell
“Mediatrackers’” Attempted Slander Can’t Touch the Reverand’s Outstanding Work, Leadership, and Reputation by Karma R. Chávez Last week, I hosted a panel at UW-Madison called, “Best Policing Practices? From Ordinary Encounters to Deadly Force.” I invited M. Adams of the Young Gifted and Black Coalition and Freedom Inc.; former MPD Chief, Pastor David C. Couper; […]
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Arrested Development: How the Criminalization of Marijuana Disproportionately Impedes Minority Youths’ Pursuit of Higher Education
by Amanda Zhang People from all walks of life enjoy marijuana — white people, black people, poor people, old people, republicans, liberals — in America’s 300 some years of existence, smoking pot may just be the most egalitarian past-time in the history of our great nation — unlike college education. The current cost of college […]
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Buzzwords Used to Describe African-Americans Seen as Harmful
by Jessica R. Key Special to the NNPA from The Indianapolis Recorder Whether in print, on television or on social media, people are beginning to use code words or phrases to describe African-Americans. “Urban” is now the politically-correct term for Black people, neighborhoods or style of dress; “thug” is sometimes code for the N-word; and […]
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