by Amanda Zhang High School debate is prized as an intellectual activity for politically engaged young people. Each tournament often begins with a commencement speech by some important person or other who makes the claim that those of us participating will be the future leaders of the world. Advertisements hung throughout high schools tout the […]
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The Homeless Community Needs Our Help
by Jaleah Price, age 15 The details of homeless individuals’ faces—tear stains, worried eyes, scars and battle wounds—are puzzle pieces of a unique story. These faces walk among us everyday, some are easier to point out than others. Are we, as a community and a state, helping these unfortunate individuals to our fullest potential? In […]
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Blackonomics: Black Media Ownership is in a Drought
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist In war, one of the first things the enemy does is destroy his adversary’s ability to communicate within its ranks. Chaos likely ensues if a fighting force cannot communicate internally. Individual soldiers end up doing their own thing, left to their own devices; they make decisions based on their individual […]
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The Man Cave Volume 1: An Interview with Esun Hudson
by Angela Fitzgerald Good day all, and welcome to another edition of Brown Girl Green Money. For several months now we have been writing articles with the goal of empowering other women of color to pursue (and ultimately conquer) their personal finance goals. Today we want to switch it up a bit and include men […]
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Charters and heavy testing hurt our schools
by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. NNPA Contributor Across the country, parents have been in revolt against high-stakes standardized testing, with kids tested over and over again while creativity is cut out of classroom curricula. Parents — particularly in targeted urban schools from Chicago to Boston — are also marching against the forced closing of neighborhood […]
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Educational Reform: If Not Now, When – If Not Us, Who?
by Joseph L. Davis As a nearly 50 year resident of Madison, I have been disturbed by the obvious dissonance between this city’s self-satisfaction as a bastion of all things good and liberal and the failure to respond, with more than band-aid measures, to the obvious dysfunction in our K-12 schools, including the persistent problem […]
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Investing: Where Do I Start?
by Matiya Hill Welcome back Brown Girl Green Money readers! The purpose of this post is to discuss the oooh-so exciting topic of investing! I chose to discuss mutual funds, roth IRAs and traditional IRAs. Hopefully this information will be helpful to all potential investors. Honestly, I don’t have much experience in this area but […]
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We Must Break the Cycle of Disunity and Defend the Black Community – Part 1
Message to the Community, Specifically the Leaders While this message is for everyone, it is tailored specifically to the Black leaders. I define Black leaders as more than just elected officials. Black leaders includes those individuals who hold a position that serves the needs of the Black community (i.e. elected, appointed, business, non-profit, civic, public […]
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10 Questions Every Presidential Candidate Must Answer
by Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Bye, bye Biden. The Vice-President who might have given the Honorable Hillary Clinton a run for her money has concluded that the timing is not right for him. Clinton needs someone to rattle her cage, to push her to be more focused in the general election. Now, Senator Bernie Sanders […]
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What the First Democratic Presidential Debate Showed Us About the Candidates
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In contrast to the more entertaining Republican presidential candidate debates, the first Democratic presidential candidate debate was more absorbing. We heard from grownups that refrained from personal attacks and offered solid information about their positions. While there were mild fireworks, there was much gravitas, and the sagacity with which these […]
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