NNPA NEWSWIRE — I stand by the words of my hero, Congressman John Lewis who said “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Facing unrelenting criticism because of high gas prices, inflation, and his low-approval rating, Biden has built a track record that has gone almost...
Devices used to deter voters included literacy tests and poll taxes, a fee that must be paid by Blacks in order to vote. And Mississippi led...
Wenefrett ‘Wene’ Cecelia Phillips Watson became active in the Oakland Public Schools where her children attended school. She was appointed to the Oakland Museum Commission and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It was fitting that she received recognition because [Juanita Jackson Mitchell] was always one of those unsung champions of the cause and one...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and poor people than any modern president. But his...
(The Washington Post) – “Selma” delivers a powerful dramatization of the bloody civil rights march in Alabama that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. The depiction has received an Oscar nomination...
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson NNPA Guest Columnist The new highly-acclaimed motion picture ”Selma” suggests that former President Lyndon Baines Johnson was not an ardent...