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Killing Black teens—literally
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The death of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student at King College Prep High School on Chicago’s South Side
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Strong, Black and beautiful
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Blacks folks aren’t nothin’ nice. There’s nothing we can’t do when we put our minds together. Just look at how
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By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist ‘One hundred fifty years after the Emancipation Proclamation and 50 years after the March on Washington, we celebrate the spirit of our ancestors, which has allowed ... Whole Foods and whole fools
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist There is a Whole Foods store about three blocks from my home, and around the corner from my gym. I am enamored by the displays of produce, ... A bleak future for the unprepared
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist As we bask in the ascension of President Obama to his second-term, it’s easy to feel positive and giddy about the future of this country and Black ... America stands at a crossroads
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist America stands at a crossroads. We can take the high road toward equal access to high quality public education, reaffirm our commitment to democratically ... Celebrate yourself
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Every February, schools, churches and community organizations across the U.S. gather to celebrate the history and achievements of African America. It’s a tradition that dates back to ... The Emancipation of the Wilmington Ten
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the outgoing governor of North Carolina, Beverly Perdue, issued an historic “Pardon of Innocence” ... It ain’t all ‘Super’
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Welcome to Antebellum Disney, aka The City That Care Forgot, The Big Easy, The Crescent City. Home of filé gumbo, red beans and rice, the wobble and ... King’s greatest legacy: Seeing polarization as progress
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I’ve always disliked the way Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is often celebrated. The reasons became even clearer to me these past few days, as the importance ...
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