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On a Saturday evening in February 1955, like a million other kids in America with their eyes glued to black and white televisions, I...

“The film serves as a breath of fresh intellectual air, especially amid today’s sociopolitical climate. It is the power of representation in its best...

There has been yet another school shooting in America. The multiple murders at the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida mark the 18th...

In January of 1963, I was in my senior year at my all-Black high school and required to take a course in U.S. Government....

Africans unite!Now is the time for Black people and all people of color around the world to rise up and clap back at the...

Most Black folk might get offended if it is suggested that they are enablers to white supremacists.  Yet, this enabling takes place every day.In...

     For African Americans, 2018 will be a year of risks, sacrifices and rewards, politically speaking anyway!      A risk is a chance. You can...

There’s Power in Black Unity!       One of the best things that African Americans can do in 2018 is to come together, especially at the ballot box!      ...

The path to victories for white Democrats is clear - share power with the people that can put them in office. This holds true for both state and...

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist)Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the...