By Harry C. Alford The task of bringing our ex-offenders back into full, fledge citizenship is immense and very long-term. Millions of Blacks who have violated the law and have been incarcerated find that returning to normal life can sometimes feel like an impossible task. […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent President Donald Trump’s incendiary comment about immigrants coming to the United Sates from “shithole countries” continues to send shock waves and generate global condemnation. On the home front, Democrat and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill sharply criticized those […]
Jan. 29, 2018 (GIN) – In its first formal response to a class-action suit filed by the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, Germany has asked a New York judge to throw out the suit as “inadmissible” because of “the principle of state immunity.” The […]
Leaders in education, civil rights, religion, housing discuss the State of Black America at Annual NNPA Conference By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Four, preeminent Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American community, during […]
By Hazel Trice Edney Pelosi, known for her fiery remarks, was perhaps at her most passionate last week in the midst of public and legislative debate concerning the “DREAMers†and following Trump’s “S***hole†description of El Salvador, Haiti and African countries while expressing the […]
By Vinette K. Pryce Special Assignment When a woman in the third row at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) took a knee during the singing of the national anthem on the day honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. it clued the audience that […]