A victory for Affirmative Action
BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA Columnist Almost lost among the news last week about the war in the Middle East and a war of another kind in Washington between …
Republicans’ selective memory on executive order
BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA Columnist To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, arguably the most overrated U.S. president in history, there they go again. They, of course, …
Missing the point
BY WILLIAM SPRIGGS Currently, the debate on American colleges and universities is dominated by the cost of tuition. This debate misses the point. Let’s …
The Supreme Court’s ‘Religious Freedom’
BY LEE A. DANIELS, NNPA Columnist Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions that the Court’s conservative majority and the larger conservative …
The Congressional Black Caucus has no conscience
BY RAYNARD JACKSON, NNPA Columnist The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) describes itself as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress.” According to the …
U.S. late in courting African leaders
BY HARRY C. ALFORD, NNPA Columnist In 2008, the whole world applauded the United States for electing its first African American president. No part of the …
It’s easy to learn your HIV status
BY PHILL WILSON, NNPA Guest Columnist Do you know your HIV status? Do you know the HIV status of your intimate partner(s)? Do all of your family members, …
Did the UNCF make a deal with the devil?
BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX, NNPA Columnist When the Koch Foundation gave the United Negro College Fund $25 million, it set off a maelstrom of comments in cyberspace …