How you can celebrate Black History Month By Julianne Malveaux Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History selects a theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme, African Americans in Times of War, is meant to commemorate the […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent City Hall has launched a set of new initiatives aimed at breaking the cycle of incarceration for women in New York City. First Lady Chirlane McCray explained the following about the initiatives: The administration would be able to expand […]
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In kicking off the new year, the central committee of the right-wing, governing Israeli party—the Likud—unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the annexation of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Though this was technically an advisory opinion, […]
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 […]