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Why Changing Building Names and Covering Murals Is Not Enough

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA News Wire ColumnistDecember 10, 2015

The University of Kentucky at Lexington (the flagship college), has shrouded an indoor mural that features paintings of enslaved African Americans bending to pick tobacco (or possibly cotton) while a train full of White folks seems to appear on their backs. There are other offensive images in the painting, but in many ways the painting reflects a Kentucky reality. Yes, there was oppression. The artist captured a reality that others might not find popular. University President Eli Capilouto agreed to cover the mural so that the campus has an opportunity to discuss it. While students object to the

What Does Terrorism Look Like?

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA News Wire ColumnistDecember 2, 2015

I am among the tens of millions who had to be peeled away from their television set on Friday, November 13 and in the days after ISIS terrorists randomly massacred at least 130 people and wounded hundreds more in Paris. Then, there was the nearly 30 people executed at a hotel in Bamako, Mali. And there were the several threats against New York City, and the presidential and police responses to those threats. This terrorism has caused fear and insecurity in France, Belgium and the United States. Terrorism is defined as the use of criminal acts to inspire human fear.

Op-Ed Opinion

‘Angry Black’ Gunmen By Julianne Malveaux

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA ColumnistSeptember 9, 2015

Alison Parker, a rookie news reporter at WDJB, the Roanoke, Va. CBS affiliate, had turned 24 just days before she was murdered on August 26. Her work partner, cameraman Adam Ward, was about to move to Charlotte, N.C. because his fiancé, a producer at WDJB, had a new job.

Celebration of Life

I am Sandra Bland

NNPA Columnist Julianne MalveauxAugust 5, 2015

Sandra Bland is described as an advocate for justice who had embraced her purpose to fight racism. She is described as a sister who knew her rights. She was well-educated, assertive, and a resource for her people. She was dragged out of her car for failing to signal a traffic lane change because Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Encinia chose to abuse his power and violate her rights, because he could.