By Jeffrey Boney (NNPA Member/Houston Forward Times) Okay, everyone, if you are reading this, welcome to 2018. You made it, I feel that this is the perfect opportunity for us to be honest about an important truth. First, as I see it, it is extremely clear to me, and should be quite evident to anyone […]
Florida’s ESSA State Plan Lacks Important Information
As a Parent, I Recognize that I am the Biggest Advocate for My Children By Donna Fletcher (Conference Coordinator, National Science Teachers Association) As a parent, I recognize that I am my children’s biggest advocate and I work hard to make sure that they have the best learning opportunities inside and outside of the classroom. […]
A Time to Reflect
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Edgar Ray Killen died in a Mississippi penitentiary on Jan. 11th at the age of 92. A person’s passing is never something to celebrate. Mr. Killen’s death is no different, but it is a time to reflect on the link between two intimately connected eras in our nation’s […]
Black Women Need Real Change, Not Just Thanks
By La’Tasha D. Mayes (Executive Director, new Voices for Reproductive Justice) After Roy Moore’s defeat at the hands of Alabama voters—driven by Black voter turnout, especially the votes of Black women— we saw the celebration, credit-taking, and meaning-making that usually accompanies a progressive electoral victory. But one thing was different this time. This time, mainstream […]
Sessions Stands for Outmoded, Unjust Law-And-Order Policies
By Jesse Jackson Attorney General Jeff Sessions gets it wrong. On core issue after core issue — civil rights, voting rights, women’s rights, police reform and particularly mass incarceration — he is a destructive force. The United States locks up more people per capita than any country in the world. China, run by a brutal […]
Supremes to Look at Ohio Purging Nonvoters
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Civil rights groups argue that when Ohio purged names of nonvoters it violated Federal law. Ohio counters that it is purging names to prevent voter fraud. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this troubling voting rights case. When Larry Harmon tried to vote in 2015 he discovered his name […]
Black Students Hit Hard by For-Profit College Debt
New Center for Responsible Lending Report Says For-Profit Education “a Risky Proposition” By Charlene Crowell (Communications Deputy Director, Center for Responsible Lending) Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including […]
Walker Should Be Ashamed of His Inaction on Lincoln Hills
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor I guess I should be jumping for joy, but I am not. My feet are firmly planted in my frustration at the announcement of Governor Scott Walker that he may finally do something about Lincoln Hills Juvenile Correctional facility. It’s only taken about 6 years since a judge […]
Will Alabama’s Newest Senator Hire Blacks?
Civil Rights Groups Want Alabama’s Newest Senator to Hire Minorities By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black voters propelled Doug Jones’ to a historic victory in Alabama’s special election for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vacant Senate seat. Now, civil rights groups are calling on the Senator-elect to hire Blacks and other minorities to high-level […]
Black Hollywood Legend Pens New Memoir
Jenifer Lewis Shares Secrets to Hollywood Success in New Memoir By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributing Writer) Jenifer Lewis, affectionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black Hollywood, recently made a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she shared the trials, tribulations and triumphs of her journey to superstardom, while […]
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