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Most gun deaths in this country are suicides. We argue about guns as if they were all murders. By Ben Jealous When I was a boy...

By Joseph Williams NABJ called him out over Black women. His response suggests Smith can dish it out but can’t take it. Stephen A. Smith says...

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the wariness and discomfort felt...

By Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, NAACP – Detroit Chapter President   The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement that it would spend $20 million to equip ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with electric shock...

By Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, NAACP – Detroit Chapter President   The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement that it would spend $20 million to equip ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with electric shock...

The slander against Black fathers is as old as the country. The men who owned us knew better. So does modern social science. By Ben...

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributor  Perhaps success is becoming the last generation that has to start from zero.  I have been thinking about that idea lately because it...

Three weeks before he died, Dr. King stood up and argued with a number. The July jobs report says he was right. By Ben Jealous Three...

by Fultn County Coimmissioner Robb Pitts The groundbreaking for a new $5.2 million customs facility at the Fulton County Executive Airport recently captured global attention. While...

By Mark S. Lee, Contributing Columnist  Black-owned media has long served as more than a source of news. It has been a trusted institution, an...