By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief The children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sue each other —as well as loyal family friends — so often that you need a program to keep up with the court action. Bernice and Martin Luther King, III sued Dexter because he failed to open the books of their […]
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War on women harms children, too
By Julianne Malveaux In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union (SOU) address, he appealed to our nation’s employers to raise wages from the current minimum of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. He has already signed an executive order that requires federal contractors to be paid $10.10 an hour, an only appropriate move […]
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America can’t handle a non-boring pro athlete
By By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist Sports are supposed to be the great equalizer. But you wouldn’t know it judging by the news surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The impact of these bigoted slurs, if left unchallenged, will have a negative impact in the future way beyond sports fields and […]
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Awakened from a dream
By Julianne Malveaux Mid-January is the time when Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday is commemorated. Cities, towns, and colleges across the country lift their voices and rise up the language of Dr. King’s dream that people are judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. They cherry pick the […]
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Obama seeks to do something with do-nothing Congress
By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night, parts of which were shared over the weekend, was designed to be upbeat and to again sketch his vision for an economically “United” States of America. But this year’s speech, like the one a year ago and like his second […]
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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist Remember that movie with the Wayans Brothers? After stealing some credit cards, Damon’s character, Johnny Stewart, had everything he ever thought he wanted. He spent a lot of money on “things” and still found himself with more than enough cash to do whatever he wanted.I am also reminded of another […]
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The revolution must be financed
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist When it comes to gaining true freedom, the words and actions of our most revered Black authentic leaders emphasized economic empowerment. Unfortunately, many of those who spoke the truth and tried to establish an economic foundation for Black people were ostracized, caricatured, vilified, and even assassinated. Despite their sacrifices […]
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Is Secretary Gates disloyal to Obama?
By Julianne Malveaux Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn’t the first political appointee to analyze the work of an administration he served, even if that administration remains in power. In 1999, while President Bill Clinton was still in office, longtime staffer and confidant, George Stephanopoulos wrote of his disenchantment with his political mentor after the […]
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‘If I Dated Black Girls…’
By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Last Friday, I gave the annual Dr. […]
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The war on poverty – and MLK
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty at roughly the same time we’re observing the 85th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That’s fitting because despite the concentrated effort to neuter King by overemphasizing his 1964 “I Have a Dream Speech,” his last days […]