Universally Speaking Last week in Part II, I shared my basic premise regarding the Black leadership we require: • IF YOU’RE NOT DEMANDING THAT WE OVERCOME INDIVIDUALISM, TRIBALISM, AND A FALSE SENSE OF THINKING THAT “I” OR “MY” ORGANIZATION CAN SAVE MY PEOPLE AND THAT YOU’RE DOING ALL YOU CAN TO ORGANIZE AND UNITE OUR […]
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From the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, Writers Who Changed the World
Black History Profiles by Brianna Rae Zora Neale Hurston A self-possessed woman with infinite curiosity, Zora Neale Hurston was a key figure in the literary movement of the Harlem Renaissance, but also in the fields of anthropology and folklore. Known for saying, “Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It […]
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Why Do Politicians Treat Addiction Differently in the Suburbs?
by Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Nick Cocchi would like to be the sheriff of Hampden County, an Eastern Massachusetts county of half a million people. Springfield, Massachusetts, a city that is about 22 percent African American, is the county seat. Eastern Massachusetts (and indeed, much of New England) is experiencing the devastating fallout […]
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Black History Month and the Search for Planet X
by Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist I was catching up recently on my reading about the newest discoveries and speculations about the dinosaurs, and I thought about Black History Month. And then in late January, I read with fascination of the intensifying speculation about “Planet X” – a giant, Jupiter-sized planet, billions of […]
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It Is All Functional Unity – It Is All About Organizing Pt. II
Universally Speaking Message to the Community Every community, people, or group needs leadership, especially in the United States of America where only the strongest will survive. If you don’t have leadership, you will fall behind and others will overtake you in the economic race. American leadership can be seen at so many levels, including, but […]
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The “Shining Star” Has Left Us
A Tribute to Maurice White by Harry C. Alford On February 3 my oldest daughter sent me a text saying: “Daddy, Maurice White died this morning.” I conveyed the sad news to my wife and realized that Maurice was like family to most of us. His songs and live performances brought joy to our nation […]
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History Month
by State Representative Leon D. Young This week, we commence the celebration of Black History Month. We owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Dr. Carter G. Woodson for his diligence and hard work. Because of his lifelong endeavor to chronicle Black achievements as a serious, scholarly undertaking, the month of February is designated as […]
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It Is All Functional Unity –It Is All About Organizing
Universally Speaking Message to the Community Brothers and sisters, we have work to do and no one will do it for us. If we are to achieve what we want, we have to earn it. Earning it requires taking one step at a time. There are no shortcuts. We cannot erase our reality of being […]
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Standing on Sacred Ground
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Three unarmed Black men encountered a group of White men walking down a dirt road in Slocum, Texas on July 29, 1910. Without warning, and with no reason, the White men opened fire on the Black men. And for two days White men simply slaughtered Black people. Eight […]
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A Hopefully Constructive Letter to the Bernie Sanders Campaign
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist To the Campaign: I am writing as a concerned Sanders supporter. I am thrilled that the campaign has caught on as it has. Senator Sanders has raised many of the issues that need to be raised, which are generally ignored by the political establishment. He is correct […]
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