The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has come and gone. The special service days are history, too, as well as the special programs. However, at least one program on MLK
Editorial
The movie “Selma,” released nationwide on Friday, Jan. 9, depicts events leading up to the celebrated civil rights march from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery, the state’s capital, in 1965. Those
As a kid I remember always gathering at an uncle’s house after a funeral. It was the place to play cards, laugh, tell family stories and of course, eat more food. The
The most casual of sports fans lost a friend when Stuart Scott passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4. The ESPN anchor was a fixture on “SportsCenter” for many years. He
(pictured above: Edward W. Brooke) Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who in 1966 became the first black person in U.S.
In photo: George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) By George E. Curry
(This op/ed was originally published Dec. 15 in the (Greensboro) News and Record.) With the year quickly drawing to a
“Hands Up,” “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” have become ubiquitous, a rallying cry for legions disheartened and dismayed
In photo: Lee A. Daniels By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There are critical similarities between the furious controversy in
In photo: Columnist Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who says Black America’s national leadership should immediately convene a summit. By Benjamin
