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Progressives should campaign against the Supreme Court

When I first heard the news, my response was one of both outrage and a calm lack of surprise.  I knew that there was...

The GOP’s desperate double-down game

(NNPA)—Last week the U.S. Supreme Court added another layer of bricks to the wall conservatives are trying to build to transform the American political...

Jamaican rapper Vybz Kartel, 3 others convicted of murder

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Popular dancehall reggae star Vybz Kartel and three co-defendants were convicted of murder Thursday in a high-profile trial under heavy...

Guest Editorial… Senate wrong to reject Civil Rights nominee

President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was wrongly blocked by bipartisan opposition in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The vote...

At 50, landmark libel case relevant in digital age

WASHINGTON (AP) — Singer Courtney Love hadn't been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won a landmark libel...

Senate blocks Obama's pick for civil rights post

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division was blocked by bipartisan Senate opposition Wednesday in an...

The case against demoralizing Affirmative Action

In 2008, Abigail Fisher filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas after being denied undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin. Fisher,...

This Week In Black History

Week of Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 November 27 1895—Novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas dies in France. He was the son of the much...

Blacks continue fight to secure voting rights

  WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When lawmakers ratified the 15th Amendment in 1870, protecting voting rights for Blacks, opponents of the law lashed out, violently at...

Enshrine ­voting right in the constitution

Jesse Jackson Sr. (NNPA)—It was 48 years ago that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, announcing, “This right to vote is...

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