Opinion

Domestic violence by an intimate partner is one of the leading killers of black women between the ages of 15 to 24, and occurs on all socioeconomic levels. According to The Institute on Domestic Violence […]

On Feb. 18, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder gave an excellent speech at the Department of Justice African American History program. He spoke mostly about the lack of meaningful dialogue between the races about racial […]

In office 30 days and President Obama has already devised a stimulus package, a bank bailout, and now a mortgage rescue. Like Franklin D. Roosevelt, he has put government’s shoulder into a falling economy. But […]

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Upon its 100th anniversary this week, the NAACP under the leadership of Benjamin Todd Jealous, set aside euphoria over the historic inauguration of the first Black president and challenged the Obama administration […]

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus – and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, […]

‘One day, there will be a black president’ what a hollow prophecy. In 1964 both Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. felt there would be a black president, for Kennedy within 40 years […]

Parenting offers the most wonderful and daunting challenges in the world. Parents are their children’s most important teachers and mentors, and they bear primary responsibility for nurturing their sons and daughters while keeping them safe. […]

As it does every year, Super Bowl mania is sweeping the nation. In a recent survey of Visa Inc. cardholders, more than 60 percent said they would be inviting family and friends over to watch […]

The news is somber. One in 10 homeowners have been late for at least one mortgage payment and an estimated two million foreclosures will occur by the end of 2009. Our economy has shed 1.9 […]

Approximately every 26,000 years, our solar system makes a complete circuit. It takes about 2,160 years to travel through each of the 12 signs of the zodiac. Each of these transits or astrological ages represents […]