By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist As we approach the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder on Sanford, Fla., justice again has been shortchanged in the Sunshine State. It was incredulous that George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman and wannabe cop, was found not guilty of murder after killing the unarmed Black teenager who had visited […]

By Julianne Malveaux  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is at it again. Whenever he opens his mouth about race, he displays a surprising myopia for a 65-year-old African American man who was raised in the Deep South during a segregated era. During his confirmation hearing, Thomas excoriated his own family, speaking of his sister as […]

By Julianne Malveaux Had he not massacred Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman would be an average White man holding down a mediocre job, living under the radar, and aspiring for a law enforcement job. He and his wife would probably be divorcing (as they are now) on account of his brutality (she cites his beatings in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]