by Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist Why are millions of Black American youth and elders suffering disproportionately from asthma and other respiratory illnesses much more than the national norm? Why is the overall public health status of Black Americans at a higher risk than other Americans? What do public environmental and climate […]
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What Does Terrorism Look Like?
by Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist I am among the tens of millions who had to be peeled away from their television set on Friday, November 13 and in the days after ISIS terrorists randomly massacred at least 130 people and wounded hundreds more in Paris. Then, there was the nearly 30 people executed […]
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Black Lives will Only Matter When the Black Vote Matters – Part III
Universally Speaking Message to the Community Continued from last week’s issue of the Milwaukee Courier: Capitalists can profit off the misery of Black people. If we examine the economic boom generated by the mass incarceration of Black people and follow the money, we will see how many people benefit. Law enforcement, the courts, and the […]
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Blackonomics: Beyond T-Shirts and Hoodies
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Recollections of my 1995 article on the business of college athletics danced in my head when I heard the news about the University of Missouri football team’s refusal to play until the President of that University, Tim Wolfe, resigns or is dismissed. The players said, “due to his negligence toward […]
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Dr. Ben Carson and the Lessons from Clarence Thomas
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I will never forget the debate that engulfed Black America at the time of the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court. On the one side was the fact of his conservative record and his not having any semblance of a history as a staunch advocate for […]
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The Myth and Paradox of Wisconsin Liberalism
by Mathew K. Jallow The statistics are striking, but far from shocking. For the decade and a half that I observed race relations in Wisconsin, I never ceased to be amazed by the falsity with which the state is perceived as a bastion of liberal values. To many outsiders, Wisconsin may appear liberal, even radically […]
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Black Lives Will Only Matter When the Black Vote Matters
Universally Speaking Message to the Community with Rahim Islam Brothers and sisters, we will never be able to hold America accountable for the unbelievable wrongs that they have done to our ancestors and what the current American institutions are currently doing to Black people. These injustices are orchestrated through a system of policies and standards […]
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Blackonomics: Watch This Film on Black Friday, Before You Spend Another Dollar
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist When you die, what will you leave behind: bills or benefits? That’s the main question posed by the upcoming documentary film by Ric Mathis, a videographer and filmmaker in Atlanta. The question is applicable on a personal and collective level; one each of us should honestly answer. Mathis has captured […]
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The War on Childhood Poverty Part 2: Prominent Madison Dentist Speaks Out
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to achieve financial freedom and inspire each other along the way. Thanks for joining us again this week. As a physician, one of my personal interests as a part of […]
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Organized Debate Can Be a Tool For Activism – But Not Without a Critical Self-Reflection of its Elitist Roots
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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