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Manhood, Mission and the Million Man March: Transformative Practice and Policy in Struggle
Dr. Maulana KarengaOpinion

Manhood, Mission and the Million Man March: Transformative Practice and Policy in Struggle

Dr. Maulana KarengaOctober 28, 2021

The meaning and mission of manhood, especially Black manhood, is an ancient and ongoing question, for it is not only about a presence, but also about a process and practice, and not only about just being, but also about constantly becoming. In a word, it is about ever striving and struggling to be our best and come into the fullness of ourselves as men, African men and human beings.

The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred OUR VOICES
OpinionRev. Jesse Jackson

The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred OUR VOICES

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.August 5, 2021

The so-called “conservative” justices on the Supreme Court are rewriting the laws passed by Congress to serve their own partisan purposes. Now the excuse is to limit voter fraud, even though there is no evidence of such fraud other than in the ravings of partisan politicians. This struggle will continue.

IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Dies at 85
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IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Dies at 85

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMarch 4, 2021

NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the world lost an influential figure in the fight for civil rights and American politics. “An icon to the world and a lifelong friend to the NAACP, his contribution to moving our society toward justice is unparalleled,” Johnson declared. “In 2001, Jordan received the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal for a lifetime of social justice activism. His exemplary life will shine as a guiding light for all that seek truth and justice for all people.”

Black households earned 61 cents for every dollar of White median incomes
Charlene Crowell

Black households earned 61 cents for every dollar of White median incomes

Charlene CrowellSeptember 10, 2020

The August 23 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, WI, triggered yet another round of community protests and national news coverage of a Black man. A series of multiple gunshots fired by a local police officer, were not fatal for 29-year old Jacob Blake; but may have permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.  

Build A Movement
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Build A Movement

Senator Isadore Hall, IIIJune 11, 2020

Racism is America’s original sin. Racism that built this nation using the free labor of enslaved Africans. Racism embedded in our original Constitution, claiming that my Black ancestors held only 3/5 of value compared to a white person. Racism that led to racial segregation and discriminatory laws in education, housing and employment. Racism that created a system of law enforcement designed to disproportionately incarcerate Black Americans. For over 400 years, America has used racism to build a wall around Black Americans. This wall has kept Black Americans excluded from opportunities to learn, to work and to vote.   

Education in the Segregated South: A Determined African American Culture
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Education in the Segregated South: A Determined African American Culture

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentSeptember 6, 2019

“The long struggle over the development of education in the postbellum South occurred in large part because no dominant class could convince the freed people that its conception of education reflected a natural and proper social order,” Anderson wrote in “The Education of Blacks in the South,” James Anderson is the author of The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935

Chicago Defender Newspaper Moves to Digital Only with its July 11 Edition
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Chicago Defender Newspaper Moves to Digital Only with its July 11 Edition

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 11, 2019

After 114 years of using ink on paper to deliver news that informs, educates and empowers the African American community throughout the Windy City, Real Times Media, parent company of the Chicago Defender, has announced that the Chicago Defender will move to a digital-only format with its July 11 edition. The final printed edition will be delivered Wednesday, July 10.

FILM REVIEW: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
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FILM REVIEW: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film CriticJuly 11, 2019

When she helped school her white editors on the power of her works and viewpoints on African American culture and experiences, she faced the same challenge that many African Americans encounter when dealing with their white counterparts in business, education, politics, etc. Resistance. As she recounts her experiences, Morrison is poised, resolved and reflective. Somewhat akin to an intelligent philosopher or an academic who patiently teaches a class of inquisitive but slow-learning freshmen.