November 2014 Archive

Black military leaders uphold a proud tradition of service
By Merdies Hayes Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly) – As the nation pauses this Veteran’s Day to honor past and present members of our fighting forces, ...
Election confirms difficulties with new voting limits
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro Ameri­can Newspaper) — Thousands of voters from across the nation reported problems with voting during ...
Black pollster: ‘Democrats got their [butt] whipped’
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even with overwhelming support from Black voters, Democrats still lost control of the United States Senate in the midterm elections and President Barack ...
Another year, another United Nations vote to end America’s blockade against Cuba
By Saeed Shabazz Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – A majority of the 193-member UN General Assembly voted to demand an end to the U.S.-led Cuba blockade ...
The question Black conservatives always avoid
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Like everyone else, I am processing the November election results. I will write more about that later, but there was a radio exchange that ...
A look ‘Beyond the Lights’
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Quick Rihanna, check small short loan to see if someone stole your diary. This ode to young Black chanteuses fighting personal demons feels like the ...
When we were kings
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Almost every day we read or hear about something that attests to the historical greatness and significance of Africa. And almost every other day, someone comes along ...
A vaccine shot in time saves nine
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist Although I had heard of the terrible itching and oft extreme pain associated with shingles, it has been less than a year since I saw photos ...
Democratic leaders can’t blame us
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When all of the analyses of the 2014 midterm elections are completed and blame for this political disaster is laid at the feet ...
Blacks need to hold Obama accountable
By Cleo Manago NNPA Guest Columnist To explain the very low turn-out of Black (and Brown) people or Democrats during recent elections, President Barack Obama said,”..[Black people, etc.] have this congenital ...

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