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History Hostages
Written by Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist 03 June 2011
History belongs to she who holds the pen. When the lion is writing, he ate. When the prey is writing (but she didn’t survive) she was eaten but also offered a valiant fight. We celebrate our holidays ... read more >>
Written by Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist 03 June 2011
History belongs to she who holds the pen. When the lion is writing, he ate. When the prey is writing (but she didn’t survive) she was eaten but also offered a valiant fight. We celebrate our holidays ... read more >>
The Supervisor Speaks...
Written by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas 03 June 2011
Supervisor Mark Ridley-ThomasOne week ago today, the Metro Board threw the Crenshaw community a curveball. After quickly deciding it could not afford to put the future Crenshaw-to-LAX light rail line underground ... read more >>
Written by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas 03 June 2011
Supervisor Mark Ridley-ThomasOne week ago today, the Metro Board threw the Crenshaw community a curveball. After quickly deciding it could not afford to put the future Crenshaw-to-LAX light rail line underground ... read more >>
Your Take: Threat to Blacks in the Public Sector
Written by Lee Saunders 03 June 2011
Lee Saunders Radical conservative politicians want to slash city, county and state jobs -- and undercut the economic security of African-American families, says this union official.When I was growing ... read more >>
Written by Lee Saunders 03 June 2011
Lee Saunders Radical conservative politicians want to slash city, county and state jobs -- and undercut the economic security of African-American families, says this union official.When I was growing ... read more >>
We Look Like Idiots Sometimes....
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 26 May 2011
Wellington's RoadGonna make this simple and quick...it's time to dress like we got some sense! Fellas, stop with the pants around your knees, showing all your bidness to e'rybody. I don't want to see yo ... read more >>
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 26 May 2011
Wellington's RoadGonna make this simple and quick...it's time to dress like we got some sense! Fellas, stop with the pants around your knees, showing all your bidness to e'rybody. I don't want to see yo ... read more >>
Love Letter #3
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 26 May 2011
(For every woman who needs confidence)Hello Future Love,Earlier today while I was running errands, I passed you at the local mall. I was so engrossed in getting to my destination that I did not notice ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 26 May 2011
(For every woman who needs confidence)Hello Future Love,Earlier today while I was running errands, I passed you at the local mall. I was so engrossed in getting to my destination that I did not notice ... read more >>
The putting gratification
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 26 May 2011
These days we want everything in an instant. We live in an instant world, instant coffee, instant potatoes, instant mail, money, drive throughs and instant lottery to instant Millionaires. The internal ... read more >>
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 26 May 2011
These days we want everything in an instant. We live in an instant world, instant coffee, instant potatoes, instant mail, money, drive throughs and instant lottery to instant Millionaires. The internal ... read more >>
IT'S WHAT YOU WATCH, NOT HOW MUCH, THAT MATTERS
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 26 May 2011
"What you do in the dark will always come out in the light." Remember when your grandma used to tell you that? And you hoped like the dickens that she didn't know what she was talking about. But well, ... read more >>
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 26 May 2011
"What you do in the dark will always come out in the light." Remember when your grandma used to tell you that? And you hoped like the dickens that she didn't know what she was talking about. But well, ... read more >>
African Liberation Day:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Harriet Tubman at the Crossroads, Menelik at AduaThis African Liberation Day, we are, as ever, at a critical time of turning and testing and we are again standing at the crossroads of history with Harriet ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Harriet Tubman at the Crossroads, Menelik at AduaThis African Liberation Day, we are, as ever, at a critical time of turning and testing and we are again standing at the crossroads of history with Harriet ... read more >>
Blacks Souled Out, Part 2
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Negro Souls For SaleAt the center of every people is something that is, for them, innately funky.And when they fail to hold on to that something, then they fail to protect their Soul.America is such a ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Negro Souls For SaleAt the center of every people is something that is, for them, innately funky.And when they fail to hold on to that something, then they fail to protect their Soul.America is such a ... read more >>
Will banks be held accountable for fraud and misbehavior?
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 26 May 2011
It isn't clear what is worse: the housing crisis that keeps deepening or the reports of pervasive banking fraud that keep getting exposed. With the banks facing billions in potential damages, perhaps some ... read more >>
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 26 May 2011
It isn't clear what is worse: the housing crisis that keeps deepening or the reports of pervasive banking fraud that keep getting exposed. With the banks facing billions in potential damages, perhaps some ... read more >>
ACCOUNTABILITY IS VITAL BUT CANNOT BE ASSUMED
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Accountability has become a buzz word, especially for those in leadership positions. Today's column examines some implications of the disconnect between the rhetoric of accountability and actual accountability ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 26 May 2011
Accountability has become a buzz word, especially for those in leadership positions. Today's column examines some implications of the disconnect between the rhetoric of accountability and actual accountability ... read more >>
Who's Your Friend?
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 20 May 2011
Wellington's RoadWhat are your criteria for a friend? What's your definition of a friend? What does friendship mean to you. I've had a few people give their definitions of what a friend is and I've agreed ... read more >>
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 20 May 2011
Wellington's RoadWhat are your criteria for a friend? What's your definition of a friend? What does friendship mean to you. I've had a few people give their definitions of what a friend is and I've agreed ... read more >>
Love Letter #2
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 20 May 2011
(For every woman who needs peace)Hello Bahati, When I heard your voice for the first time, while passing you in the bread aisle at the grocery store, it was a moment of déjà vu, yet I had never met you. ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 20 May 2011
(For every woman who needs peace)Hello Bahati, When I heard your voice for the first time, while passing you in the bread aisle at the grocery store, it was a moment of déjà vu, yet I had never met you. ... read more >>
The United States Postal Service II:
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 20 May 2011
Criminal Assault on the Middle Class, and the Illusion of American JusticeThousands of people have been following the story of Ms. JoAnn Snow's pursuit of justice within the Los Angeles District of the ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 20 May 2011
Criminal Assault on the Middle Class, and the Illusion of American JusticeThousands of people have been following the story of Ms. JoAnn Snow's pursuit of justice within the Los Angeles District of the ... read more >>
"Telling Our Business: Our Journey to Emotional Wellness"
Written by Yolanda Whittington 19 May 2011
As I ease into the spring season, I can't help but take in the beauty and splendor of flowers in bloom while gazing into the souls and spirits of my sisters and brothers. As we look onto each other's eyes ... read more >>
Written by Yolanda Whittington 19 May 2011
As I ease into the spring season, I can't help but take in the beauty and splendor of flowers in bloom while gazing into the souls and spirits of my sisters and brothers. As we look onto each other's eyes ... read more >>
The Osama Bin Laden Hoax Theory
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 19 May 2011
There was only one thing more predictable than the Sun was going to rise in the East, and that was the fact that a group of idiots was going to pop up and claim that the Bin Laden killing was a hoax. And ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 19 May 2011
There was only one thing more predictable than the Sun was going to rise in the East, and that was the fact that a group of idiots was going to pop up and claim that the Bin Laden killing was a hoax. And ... read more >>
Love Letter # ONE
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 19 May 2011
(For every woman who needs closure)Hello Hathor, So you know, I am still in love with you. I try to forget you yet your scent still wakes me in the AM hours. I wonder what that fragrance truly is, possibly ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 19 May 2011
(For every woman who needs closure)Hello Hathor, So you know, I am still in love with you. I try to forget you yet your scent still wakes me in the AM hours. I wonder what that fragrance truly is, possibly ... read more >>
Dream the dream
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 19 May 2011
Our capacity to do, depends on our capacity to dream. If we are afraid to let our thoughts go beyond the limits of reality and good sense, then we probably have been brainwashed into thinking that achieving ... read more >>
Written by Jeorald Pitts/Lil Tone 19 May 2011
Our capacity to do, depends on our capacity to dream. If we are afraid to let our thoughts go beyond the limits of reality and good sense, then we probably have been brainwashed into thinking that achieving ... read more >>
The Meaning and Measure of Malcolm:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
Remembrance and Rightful ReadingThe life and legacy of Min. Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, weighs heavy in the scales of African and human history, measuring as a mountain's weight against the ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
Remembrance and Rightful ReadingThe life and legacy of Min. Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, weighs heavy in the scales of African and human history, measuring as a mountain's weight against the ... read more >>
America's Got "Flava" Which Tastes Like Pure Power
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 19 May 2011
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil The world has changed considerably since the "Leave It to Beaver" days, when the Cleaver family represented the model of the American family. My employer, the Nielsen Company, measures ... read more >>
Written by Cheryl Pearson-McNeil 19 May 2011
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil The world has changed considerably since the "Leave It to Beaver" days, when the Cleaver family represented the model of the American family. My employer, the Nielsen Company, measures ... read more >>
Bloodlust, Celebration and Bin Laden:
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
An Unseemly Sense of JusticeMaybe this should be raised after September 11, or if now, discussed in church, mosque, synagogue and temple, those places set aside for conversations about the moral and meaningful, ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 19 May 2011
An Unseemly Sense of JusticeMaybe this should be raised after September 11, or if now, discussed in church, mosque, synagogue and temple, those places set aside for conversations about the moral and meaningful, ... read more >>
Blacks Souled Out, Part 1
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
James Brown was affectionately referred to as "Soul Brother Number One," not just because he was one of the leaders of Soul Music, but because he was the physical embodiment of all things representative ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
James Brown was affectionately referred to as "Soul Brother Number One," not just because he was one of the leaders of Soul Music, but because he was the physical embodiment of all things representative ... read more >>
In Honor of Malcolm X
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 19th is the birth date of El Haaj Malik El-Shabazz, known to us as Malcolm X.Who was Malcolm X?Malcolm X was a number of things to a number of people. To white racists, he was the physical manifestation ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 19th is the birth date of El Haaj Malik El-Shabazz, known to us as Malcolm X.Who was Malcolm X?Malcolm X was a number of things to a number of people. To white racists, he was the physical manifestation ... read more >>
Deadly Tornado Rips My Alabama Hometown
Written by George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist 19 May 2011
I was leaving a members-only meeting at From the Heart Church Ministries in Suitland, Maryland last Wednesday night when I noticed that my mother, Mrs. Martha Brownlee, had called me from Augusta, Georgia ... read more >>
Written by George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist 19 May 2011
I was leaving a members-only meeting at From the Heart Church Ministries in Suitland, Maryland last Wednesday night when I noticed that my mother, Mrs. Martha Brownlee, had called me from Augusta, Georgia ... read more >>
Phenomenal Oprah spoke across barriers
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 25 will be a bittersweet day across America.On that day, after a quarter century of unparalleled excellence and out-of-this-world success, Oprah is closing down "The Oprah Winfrey Show," TV's top-rated ... read more >>
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 19 May 2011
May 25 will be a bittersweet day across America.On that day, after a quarter century of unparalleled excellence and out-of-this-world success, Oprah is closing down "The Oprah Winfrey Show," TV's top-rated ... read more >>
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