by Courtne Dixon Special to the NNPA News Wire Service from HU News Service WASHINGTON – The Black Lives Matter movement, who many have embraced and others have claimed is anti-police, received an endorsement from the nation’s highest law enforcement officer, President Barack Obama, during a special White House session last week to deal with […]
Jaylen Bledsoe, Teenage Millionaire Entrepreneur, Committed to Inspiring More Teens to Business Ownership
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Jaylen Bledsoe, 17, was astonished when a teenager told him his life’s goal was to become a drug dealer. Bledsoe, who gained national attention for creating a thriving Internet design company, could not fathom the youth’s position … at first. “That was his dream,” Bledsoe told Urban News Service […]
As Original Tuskegee Airmen Fade, an Effort to Save the Legacy Grows
By Avis Thomas Lester Urban News Service More than 16,000 Tuskegee Airmen made history, but now only about 250 remain. They see each other mostly at funerals these days. When the heroes returned some from overseas after World War II, they were still treated as second-class citizens in the south. They were simply known as […]
The Day Black People Became “African-American”
By Eric Easter Urban News Service The debate over what black people call themselves spans centuries. While people think it is a relatively recent term, “African- American” has always had a prominent place in that debate. In fact, Yale scholar and associate librarian Fred Shapiro found evidence of the term’s usage in a document as […]
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What the First Democratic Presidential Debate Showed Us About the Candidates
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In contrast to the more entertaining Republican presidential candidate debates, the first Democratic presidential candidate debate was more absorbing. We heard from grownups that refrained from personal attacks and offered solid information about their positions. While there were mild fireworks, there was much gravitas, and the sagacity with which these […]
Why We Must Fight for Environmental Justice for People of Color in 2016
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The Civil Rights Movement in the United States identified a long list of issues that were broadly considered the historical and contemporary evidence of systematic racial discrimination and injustice. With the 2016 presidential election rapidly approaching, the critical importance of environmental justice for Black Americans, Latino Americans, Native […]
$1.3 Million Gift Ensures Critical United Way Health Insurance Assistance Program Will Continue
Local, Federal Officials Aim for 10 Million Americans Insured by End of 2016 Madison, WI—October 19, 2015— As the open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace approaches, a crucial community program is beginning its third year, bolstered by a new $1.3 million gift. Open enrollment for 2016 coverage begins in 13 days on November […]
Dane County Buying Equipment To Train Police To Diffuse Violence
Use-Of-Force Simulator Aims To Help Officers Avoid Use Of Weapons by Gilman Halsted The Dane County Sheriff’s Department plans to buy a use-of-force simulator to better train officers in how to de-escalate hostile situations before using a gun, taser or pepper spray. All police officers across the state get some training in de-escalation, but Dane […]
World Wide Read: The Wisconsin Book Festival
By Rob Franklin In a world that focuses on social media as a primary means to gather information, being able to sit down and snuggle up to a good book seems to have become a lost art. But looking at the lineup for this year’s Wisconsin Book Festival is proof that the literary world is […]
Women Left Mark On Million Man March
By Michael H. Cottman and Courtney Bledsoe Urban News Service WASHINGTON—The most surprising element of Saturday’s Million Man March was its women. The 20th anniversary celebration of 1995’s landmark gathering included women of all racial origins, religions, creeds and cultures. They filled the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. Christian women […]
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