Hate on Social Media Against President Obama Soars

Hate groups have honed in on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to influence and even recruit others to their ranks

2012-07-31

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Baylor University researchers, for instance, recently tracked more than 20 Facebook page groups and users and found them jam packed with racist venom aimed at Obama, blacks and other minorities Read the complete article

Zimmerman Tries to Speak for God but the Creator is Clear: Thou Shalt Not Kill

2012-07-24

Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist

Trayvon Martin’s death is not God’s will but Zimmerman’s, and the will of those legislative vigilantes who have passed ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws in many states Read the complete article

Blacks Allow Obama to Disrespect Them

I am amazed at the silence from the Black community on these snubs. Blacks seem to have accepted this insulting treatment

2012-07-24

Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist

Much has been made of Obama’s decision not to address the annual convention of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. It’s troubling how many so-called Black leaders almost tripped  over one another  apologizing for the president’s behavior Read the complete article

What Mitt Romney Doesn't Say About Affirmative Action

He was able to launch the very enterprise that he now claims makes him qualified to sit in the Oval Office – Bain Capital – because someone took a chance on him

2012-07-24

Stephanie Jones NNPA Columnist

Although he never lacked for opportunity, Romney took full advantage of the oldest form of affirmative action we have in this country – the kind enjoyed without shame or apology by wealthy, well-connected White men Read the complete article

Wells Fargo Agrees to $175 Million Mortgage Discrimination Settlement

More than 30,000 minority borrowers to receive monetary compensation

2012-07-20

Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

For the second consecutive month, one of the nation’s largest banks has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement of mortgage discrimination complaints. Read the complete article

Bureau, City Hall Should Heed Community on Police Reforms

Citizens have made and can make further common-sense proposals for change without waiting for another expert report to bolster their demands

2012-07-17

Pastor Mark Knutson and Dan Handelman

In late May, consultants from the Los Angeles-Based OIR Group released a study on Portland Police Bureau shootings and deaths in custody. What's been lost in the discussion is that many of the recommendations-- both formal and informal-- have previously been made, over the course of a decade or longer, by community members. Read the complete article

Arbitrator Failures: It’s a State of Emergency

The current police contract makes it impossible to hold officers accountable

2012-07-16

Bernie Foster Publisher Of The Skanner News

Until Portland’s police officers can be held accountable for their actions, the public will continue to distrust, fear and avoid them. And we all will be worse off for it. Read the complete article

Romney and the NAACP: A Missed Opportunity

Because he doesn’t have experienced Blacks in his inner circle, he thoroughly embarrassed himself and deserved to be roundly booed

2012-07-16

Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist

As I watched Mitt Romney address the NAACP, I tried to force myself to be optimistic about what he would say. But my years of being an avid Republican prepared me for the worst. And that’s exactly what I saw. Read the complete article

Big Republican Lies about Small Businesses

Republicans are opposing Obama’s proposal because they are doing what they always do best – protect the wealthy

2012-07-16

George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

Instead of acknowledging the truth, they prefer to use the disguise that they acting on behalf of small business owners, although we know their main interest is protecting big business Read the complete article

Coming Out of the Closet on Mental Health

Because divulging one’s mental health status is often the kiss of death in politics and public life

2012-07-16

Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill) has been away from Congress on medical leave for so long that his colleagues have been clamoring to know what’s wrong, and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reported that the congressman was receiving treatment for addiction. Read the complete article