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Discovering the Best of Black America in 2018

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.May 17, 2018

There is an old African proverb that says, “What you seek, you will surely find.” We live in a world where the news cycle continues to decrease, because of innovations in communications technology. Yes, we are living in the fast-paced digital age. The high-velocity delivery and transmission of news and information, however, may or may not produce authentic or accurate facts or simply the truth.

Op-Ed Opinion

New Year Resolutions that Will Challenge Black America in 2016

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire ColumnistDecember 29, 2015

Whenever we begin a new calendar year, it can be useful to make New Year’s Resolutions to prioritize and focus for the immediate future. Beyond the traditional litany of making very personal and oftentimes private resolutions at the beginning of a new year, Black America as a whole, I believe, should be vocal and public about our determination to keep pushing forward for freedom, justice, equality and economic empowerment.