Perspectives

  By DUVALIER J. MALONE Duvalier Malone Enterprises   On Dec. 29, 2019, just days before we close out another decade in American history, civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis announced he has been diagnosed […]

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   The presence of life-threatening chemicals in our air, our food and our water is a significant health risk to our country, its adults and its […]

  By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries   In discussions involving private citizens and politicians, there is one sentiment that is widely heard: people do not like him. I have heard more than one […]

  By NSENGA K. BURTON NNPA   Many cultural critics and pundits were in an uproar over the shutout of Black talent at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5. The Golden Globes are voted […]

  By MORRIS PEARL Patriotic Millionaires   This New Year’s, 24 states rang in the new decade by increasing their minimum wage, giving their most vulnerable workers a well-needed pay raise. While we can and […]

  By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Children’s Defense Fund   In October, the most significant provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act took effect. Family First was signed into law in 2018 and represents a […]

  By MARC H. MORIAL National Urban League   “When the United States uses military force, the American people and members of the United States Armed Forces deserve a credible explanation regarding such use of […]

  By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries   The president of this country has made a mockery of the concept of truth. He lies without, it seems, even thinking about it. He does not […]

  By MORRIS PEARL Patriotic Millionaires   Once upon a time, Paul Ryan was Speaker of the House, waving around a postcard that he claimed would simplify taxes for millions of Americans. The GOP still […]