By Rahim Islam May 1, 2015 Rahim Islam We Want Freedom, Justice and Equality Black people, like all other people, want freedom, justice, and equality. The mere fact that these words were used in the O’Jay’s 1975 song “Give the People What They Want” suggests that Black people […]
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Proof that the Supreme Court Got it Wrong in Shelby
By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist May 1, 2015 George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist When the Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act nearly two years ago in Shelby County v. Holder, many of us suspected that Chief Justice John Roberts in particular was distorting the severity […]
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Time to End Mass Incarceration
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist April 24, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist Mass incarceration in the United States is counterproductive and disproportionately causes a long-term injury to Black Americans and others who remain trapped in poverty and disillusionment. How is it that the richest nation on earth and […]
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Child Watch: Republican Budget Winners & Losers
By Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist April 24, 2015 Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist In the House and Senate budget proposals for fiscal year 2016, passed with only Republican votes at the end of March, there are big winners and big losers. The big winners are defense spending and contractors and very […]
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Facing ‘Officer Friendly’ While Black
By By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist April 17, 2015 Lee A. Daniels Without the video, North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael T. Slager would likely have gotten away with murder. Without the video, we wouldn’t see Officer Michael T. Slager have the, shall we say, presence of mind, to quickly […]
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An Open Letter: Of Common & Race Relations
By David Hart April 10, 2015 Dear Common: This truly is a most difficult letter to write. Really it is. See, I had hoped to appeal to you under different circumstances. You are a prolific emcee and the content of your lyrics are cerebral. You are godly. You are profound. And you have brought a […]
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Jailing Educators for ‘Cheating to the Test’
By Julianne Malveaux April 10, 2015 Julianne Malveaux Eleven Atlanta teachers have been convicted of altering student test scores on standardized tests. They are charged with racketeering and conspiracy. The much-celebrated Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools Beverly L. Hall was among the indicted but was too ill to stand trial. She died […]
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Urban Renewal Is About Urban Removal: Part 2 – The Tale of Two Cities
By Rahim Islam April 3, 2015 Rahim Islam Continued from Urban Renewal Is About Urban Removal: Part 1 Wherever you see large numbers of Black people in any one area, you will find a large population of those living at/near poverty. There are two Chicago’s, two Philadelphia’s, […]
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Message to the Black Community “We Must Take One Step At A Time”
By Rahim Islam March 27, 2015 Rahim Islam I, along with over 10 – 15 others, have been working very hard to advance this movement that we call the Milwaukee Community of Leaders (MCOL). We have been working hard in the trenches building the foundation that we pray will be able […]
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When Did the Black Community Stop Dreaming?
By Rahim Islam March 20, 2015 Rahim Islam “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly,” wrote Langston Hughes. One of the greatest men that the world has ever known is the late, great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. author of […]
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