With Zero Percent of the Black Vote -- What if Romney Wins?

Bush had more Blacks in his administration than Obama or Bill Clinton. How’s that for a White supposed racist Republican?

2012-10-15

Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist

With the presidential election right around the corner and most of the pundits saying the race is Obama’s to lose, I have begun to ponder the possibility that Romney might win and the impact that would have on the Black community. Read the complete article

The Ku Klux Klan, Slavery and Terror: University of Texas’ History of Racism

"UT is the progeny of a state that seceded from the Union in 1861 with the explicit goal of preserving ‘negro slavery’ for ‘all future time’”

2012-10-15

George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

Even after rejoining the Union and despite passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, Texas sought to implement its goal of excluding blacks from public life and political personhood. In the early decades of the twentieth century, the Court repeatedly struck down Texas statutes designed to deny blacks full citizenship Read the complete article

My View: School Districts Need to Stop Losing 'Irreplaceable' Teachers

When top-performing teachers leave their schools, as few as one in 11 possible replacements will be of similar quality

2012-10-12

Robert Jeffers Special to CNN

It takes a lot to make a successful teacher: Hard work, a generous support network and faith from colleagues and administrators all play a role. I've been lucky to have those things, and have seen some professional success --- success that's evident in my student growth data, their college acceptances and the outstanding hands-on projects they've completed. Read the complete article

Financial Aspirations and Your Kids: The Birds, the Bees…and Credit?

I’ve discovered with my own sons (ages 6 and 8) that kids are exposed to credit long before they even understand the concept

2012-10-11

Michelle Thornhill, Wells Fargo

Children in high school could benefit from you sharing your family budget and discussing more complex credit products like car loans and mortgages Read the complete article

Romney Campaign Co-Chair Dismisses Obama as ‘Lazy’

John Sununu plays the race card in run-up to Election Day

2012-10-08

Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist

I have been telling my fellow Republicans for months that by October, our party would start playing the race card in an effort to gin up the White vote.  Romney’s campaign co-chair and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, is the personification of this. Read the complete article

Conservatives Conspire to Do a Job on Latest Jobs Report

Conspiracy buffs don’t let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory

2012-10-08

George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

The birther issue – the preposterous idea that President Obama was not born in the United States – was finally put to rest, but that has not prevented conservative conspiracy buffs from seeing a plot behind the falling unemployment numbers. Read the complete article

Is Obama a Day Late and a Dollar Short in Black Florida?

The latest Real Clear Politics poll that averages various Florida polls show Bro. Prez up by 3.2 percent

2012-10-08

Charles W. Cherry II, Esq. Special to the NNPA from The Florida Courier

Most of us know that our Sunshine State is so important in presidential politics because (1) Florida has 29 electoral votes of the 270 necessary to elect a president, and (2) we are a “swing state” that can vote either Democrat or Republican. Read the complete article

Red Tie vs. Blue Tie -- Impressions of the Debate

NAM contributors weigh in on who won, what it means and what issues were missing

2012-10-04

NAM Contributors New America Media

NAM reached out to our network of contributors, including authors, experts and advocates for their responses to the first presidential debate. Read the complete article

Portlander in New York: The Blue Seal

2012-10-03

Jeff Tryens

Manhattan kids are a sophisticated lot. Two boys in the apartment building next door are picked up for school every morning by a limo. Parents talk to their kids as if they're little adults. Five-year-olds dress like they just stepped out of a clothing catalog. Read the complete article

Report Sketches Out the Lives of Black, Gay and Trans Oregonians

Oct. 11 forum looks at unique disparities in income, housing, violence faced by Black LGBT community

2012-10-02

Submitted by the Urban League of Portland

A new report provides the first comprehensive glimpse into the lives and concerns of black Oregonians who are also lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). Read the complete article