Opinion

I wish I could say I coined this phrase but I can’t. I don’t remember where I heard it (or from whom) but it definitely stuck in my mind. Much of the pathology that we […]

A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2008 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court NE #200, Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202/543-5975, E-Mail Project21@nationalcenter.org, Web http://www.project21.org. Reprints permitted provided source […]

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 […]