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 […]
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Attacking Economic Racism
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 […]
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Emanuel AME and the Buoyancy of Hope
By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist June 26, 2015 Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his fellow congregants of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. gathered as usual in the historic edifice June 17 for their Wednesday evening prayer service. They came, as always, to refresh […]
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“Somebody Almost Walked Off Wid Alla My Stuff”: Examining Rachel Dolezal in the Context of Allyship and White Privilege
By Amber Walker June 26, 2015 Amber Walker “She [Dolezal] believed that she could define what it means to be Black and, ironically, that mindset of ownership over someone else’s identity reinforces the system that she sought to dismantle.” Throughout our tumultuous experience in the United States, Black folks have […]
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The Black Community is at a Crossroads
By Rahim Islam June 19, 2015 Rahim Islam My brothers and sisters, we’re at a very serious crossroads in our history as Black people in America and specifically in our urban core where nearly 75 percent of all Black people live. BREAKING NEWS!! BLACKS ARE MORE SEGREGATED THAN EVER BEFORE. Out of nearly 50,000 cities in […]
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Blacks Need Major League Baseball
By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Columnist June 12, 2015 Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Columnist A video of Chris Rock has made the rounds in which he offers a critique of Major League baseball and its relationship to Black America. The monologue is funny, sad and very profound. He attempts to explain the […]
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Justice is Not Blind
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist June 12, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist When racist attitudes, either conscious or subconscious, are combined with the discretionary powers that law enforcement officers have, the result is a differential outcome, with African Americans more likely to be the targets of “blind justice.” Most of our […]
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The Waco Biker Riot and the Lexicon of Racism
By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist June 5, 2015 Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Question: When men (and a few women) belonging to gangs known to law enforcement agencies for criminal behavior explode in a rampage – using guns, knives, clubs, and chains in trying to kill each other, and police officers, […]
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Time to Throw Some Political Punches
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist June 5, 2015 James Clingman, NNPA Columnist For the past 50 years, most of our conversations and efforts have been centered on politics. Reminiscent of the Reconstruction Era, when Blacks occupied political office for the first time, many of our politicians are just figureheads, toothless tigers, and […]
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Give the People What They Want – We Want Freedom, Justice & Equality: Part 3
By Rahim Islam May 29, 2015 Also see: Give the People What They Want – We Want Freedom, Justice & Equality: Part 1 and Part 2. “Give the People What They Want” is one of many classic songs written and produced by the legendary musical icons Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. […]
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