In the U.S., presidents do not have the legal power to delay or cancel elections. In fact, the U.S. Constitution requires that a new Congress be sworn in a year […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inOpinion
NNPA stands with Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, and all arrested
History has a way of repeating itself. Today, it rhymes with the clicking of handcuffs on two of our own: Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. We know this playbook. We […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion
Can you afford a mortgage but not the down payment?
Tiffany Duvernay-Smith went from knowing the harsh realities of homelessness to owning her first home – made possible by the California Housing Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) Dream For All program, which […]
Posted inOpinion
What we can learn from the people of Minnesota
We the people, of San Diego and other cities around these States, have much we can learn from the people of Minnesota. First, they did not allow the cold weather […]
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of Trump’s continuing disdain for MLK Day
The regular celebration of MLK Day in the U.S. was not only marred a bit this year by youth-led violence in several cities, including a mass fight in L.A.’s Leimert […]
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We must finish the work Dr. King died doing
This year, let’s honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by remembering his final mission—and by picking up the mantle he left behind. Every year, America remembers a dream. But […]
Posted inOpinion
Standing with Minnesotans
Once Oprah asked Prince why he lived in Minnesota and talked about how cold it is there. He told her he would always live there.She asked why. He said, “It’s […]
Posted inOpinion
‘All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk’
It was during the 1930s when renowned author Zora Neale Hurston popularized the African American proverb, “all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.” While she didn’t invent the phrase, it highlights the unfortunate […]
Posted inPractical Politics
The Sordid Politics of Trump and Civil Rights in America
Although there are plenty of themes to retouch on as we pass to 2026, the one that actually grabs my fancy right now is at the national level. Number one […]
Posted inCounting the Cost
The illusion of the markdown
Consumers love a sale. We love the little red tag, the “limited time only,” the breathless “50 percent OFF!” that promises we’re getting over on somebody. At this time of […]
