Time to pony up with Black farmers
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “I’m on the grind, trying to make paper stack upAnd if I slip and fall, then I get back up.” “Trying to Get Paid.” – Paul Wall Blacks need ... Bipartisan group makes plea to delay flood insurance hikes
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Biggert-Waters will affect cities across the nation. Fifty percent of the nation lives near a coastline. If you include rivers and lakes, the number jumps to eighty ... Louisiana coastal damages lawsuit provokes wrath of Big Oil’s political friends
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – After the Hurricane Katrina disaster drew scrutiny to Louisiana’s flood-control efforts, voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution in 2006 ...
CBC: GOP Senators stalling appointment of Black judges
By Askia Muhammad Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) — The critical need for judicial diversity has been willfully stalled and obstructed due to negligence by a ...
Music is definitely in the air
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Preservation Hall Jazz Band That's It! (Legacy) This album begins with such magnificent exuberance it would be hard to resist no matter one's stylistic preference or state of mind. ... Black unemployment rate lowest since 2009
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The unemployment rate for Blacks fell from 13.7 percent in June to 12.6 percent in July, the lowest jobless rate for Blacks since ... Blacks attend underfunded ‘racially separate’ colleges
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite high test scores and access to higher education, Black students often attend poorly-funded colleges and receive certificates instead of earning degrees, according ... DOJ to press Texas to seek clearance of election changes
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Justice Department plans to ask ... 13th Louis Armstrong Fest brings British attention
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The final hours of Satchmo Fest signified the epitome of cool. Figuratively, since the leading Louis Armstrong trumpeters on Planet Earth, led by New Orleans’ own Kermit ... Black and white views converge on intermarriage
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I’ve long believed a succinct modern definition of marriage can be found in America’s Declaration of Independence: as “the pursuit of Happiness.”
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By William Reed NNPA Columnist “I’m on the grind, trying to make paper stack upAnd if I slip and fall, then I get back up.” “Trying to Get Paid.” – Paul Wall Blacks need ... Bipartisan group makes plea to delay flood insurance hikes
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Biggert-Waters will affect cities across the nation. Fifty percent of the nation lives near a coastline. If you include rivers and lakes, the number jumps to eighty ... Louisiana coastal damages lawsuit provokes wrath of Big Oil’s political friends
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – After the Hurricane Katrina disaster drew scrutiny to Louisiana’s flood-control efforts, voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution in 2006 ...
By Askia Muhammad Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) — The critical need for judicial diversity has been willfully stalled and obstructed due to negligence by a ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Preservation Hall Jazz Band That's It! (Legacy) This album begins with such magnificent exuberance it would be hard to resist no matter one's stylistic preference or state of mind. ... Black unemployment rate lowest since 2009
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The unemployment rate for Blacks fell from 13.7 percent in June to 12.6 percent in July, the lowest jobless rate for Blacks since ... Blacks attend underfunded ‘racially separate’ colleges
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite high test scores and access to higher education, Black students often attend poorly-funded colleges and receive certificates instead of earning degrees, according ... DOJ to press Texas to seek clearance of election changes
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Justice Department plans to ask ... 13th Louis Armstrong Fest brings British attention
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The final hours of Satchmo Fest signified the epitome of cool. Figuratively, since the leading Louis Armstrong trumpeters on Planet Earth, led by New Orleans’ own Kermit ... Black and white views converge on intermarriage
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I’ve long believed a succinct modern definition of marriage can be found in America’s Declaration of Independence: as “the pursuit of Happiness.”
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