June 2012 Archive

Republicans and the race card
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I would like you to do me a favor. We all know Republicans. In fact, you may be a Republican. So, here is my request. The ...
Seniors grow old under debt
By Hanah Cho Contributing Writer BALTIMORE, Md. (Special from The Baltimore Sun/New America Media) — Norman Har­vel is growing old under a mountain of debt. At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit ...
The business of incarceration
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist If racists were ever looking for a strategy to enslave Black people again, they need only look to Loui­siana. According to the Times-Picayune, the Bayou State now imprisons ...
The Hard Truth – Handwriting on the wall
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Columnist The fall of the Times Picayune should send a warning to the rulers of this city and to all of its subjects. Make no mistake ...
The underemployed are also struggling to survive
By Akeya Dickson Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —The woman selling you lottery tickets at 7–11 could be an engineer with multiple degrees. The guy bagging your groceries may have earned a six-figure ...
U.S. urged to give sacred land back to Native Americans
By Askia Muhammad Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – A United Nations human rights official has urged the United States to return the control of lands ...
Under-publicized Black success stories
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Judging from most of the media coverage about the state of Black America, some could reasonably conclude that Blacks are on the verge of extinction. The world ...

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