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Time for Candidates to Talk About Housing Crisis

The ongoing housing crisis remains one of the biggest drags on our economic recovery. But less than three months before a presidential election viewed...

Bain Sends Illinois Jobs to China

Mrs. Dot Turner has worked at what is now Sensata Technologies in Downstate Freeport for 43 years. The company does sophisticated work creating sensors...

Republican Lawmaker Calls Slavery a ‘Blessing’ For Blacks

In a book certain to ignite serious controversy, Arkansas State Rep. Jon Hubbard opines, among other things, that: slavery was a blessing for...

Could Mitt Romney's Debate Win Mean A Victory In The Election?

Unless you're David Plouffe or another member of President Barack Obama's cheerleading squad, you're probably wouldn't argue that Obama won Wednesday night's debate....

Ignore Debate Zingers, Focus on Issues

As Wednesday’s presidential debate approaches, the political junkies are gearing up for a shoot-out. If history is any guide, much attention will be paid...

Same-Sex Marriage: Jackson, Sharpton Tell Blacks to Keep ‘Eyes on the Prize’

Why is it that with the Black jobless rate astronomically high, schools crumbling in Black neighborhoods, low test scores and dropout rates plaguing Black...

Voter Challenge in “Post-Racial Society”

by Renee J. Turner The 2008 presidential election, etched in American history, where 65 percent of eligible African-American voters cast ballots along with 2...

Marching for the Sake of Marching

Julian MalveauxEvery time I see a march or rally, I think of the rally of all rallies – the 1963 March on Washington. Forty-nine...

Romney Budget Cuts ‘Substantially’ Deeper than Ryan’s

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been carefully trying to put some distance between him and running mate Paul Ryan's radical budget proposal...

Lessons from the Olympics

Julianne MalveauxNNPA ColumnistThe Olympic games are a celebration of excellence and athleticism. Whether we are cheering the Williams sisters in their gold medal-winning doubles...

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