By Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire Correspondent 2019 is important to African American Men because the opportunities are boundless and amazing. If you can conceive it, you can achieve it. The […]
Category: Commentary
A Matter of Death or Life
Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings On January 29, during the first hearing of 2019 for our House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the image and words of […]
Blackface Resurfaces, What are we Gonna’ do?
Written by Dr. David Wilson, Originally Published Nov. 12, 2001 The recent racial controversy following Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam’s refusal to resign after the resurfacing of a racist photo from his […]
A Call for Racial Justice and Anti-Racism at the UMSSW
Submitted to the AFRO by a Member of the University of Maryland School of Social Work We are members of the University of Maryland School of Social Work (SSW) community […]
COMMENTARY: Our Planet is Melting. Who Cares?
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor The Right Reverend William Barber has revived Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign. He has reminded us that the triple evils of […]
COMMENTARY: The State of the Black Union
By Raynard Jackson, founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) During the month of February in America we celebrate Black History Month. As we celebrate the […]
Legal Double Standard Keeps Us In Shackles
Submitted by Oscar Blayton It’s time we stop lying to ourselves. The lying has gone on much too long and every time the lie is repeated, we are all the […]
The Spiritual Resistance of African People to Enslavement and Forced Immigration
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Black History Month is especially memorable this year as we commemorate the quad-centennial of our Angolan ancestors who landed in 1619 in Jamestown, Va. […]
Strengthening Communities by Fighting for $15
Submitted by Sen. Cory McCray Over the last several years, advocates, unions, and political leaders have been advocating for increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. At the same […]
COMMENTARY: #FirstThem Movement Highlights White Predators
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The #MeToo movement began a little more than two years ago, and some of the most famous and powerful men – like […]
No More Government Shutdowns
Submitted By Congressman Elijah Cummings The American people breathed a sigh of relief last Friday when President Trump agreed with Democratic congressional leaders to reopen the federal government for three […]
Time for a New Black Political Direction?
Submitted By Roger House As African-Americans look to the 2020 elections, the midterm elections may have pointed the way to a new direction for Black politics in the 21st century. […]