Commentary

Details: Written by Priya Helweg,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Published: 09 February 2024

Priya Helweg

This month is a time to recognize that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, especially in the African American community

Details: Written by Audrey Peterman; Published: 09 February 2024

Audrey Peterman

In every facet of American life -from exploration; conquest; defense; economy; resistance; conservation and the pursuit of human rights – I can show you a unit of the National Park System where the event took place, where African Americans made the difference, and the park is the means of protecting the story.

Details: Written by Angele Kirk; Published: 07 February 2024

Angele Kirk (Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood Columbia-Williamette)

Repairing historic harm begins with trust — because we know that when Black women thrive, we all thrive.

Details: Written by Bakari Height; Published: 30 January 2024

Bakari Height

February 4 is Rosa Parks’ birthday. It is also Transit Equity Day.

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 19 January 2024

Charlene Crowell

For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits home harder than the painful reminders of how so much of Black America continues to struggle financially, despite an economy that reports low unemployment, a robust stock market, and low inflation.

Details: Written by Mel Gurtov; Published: 17 January 2024

In normal times, a presidential election in Taiwan is mainly about domestic issues, not relations with the People's Republic of China. But the election January 13 put unusual focus on those relations, pumped up by dire warnings from Beijing and baseless predictions from some politicians and military officers in the US that China will invade Taiwan in coming years.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 11 January 2024

Ben Jealous

In the wake of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass laid out the argument for why, as Americans, we should remain optimistic about our future and our ability to come together.

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 11 January 2024

Charlene Crowell

This January 15, our nation again will observe the only national holiday designated as a day of service. The Martin Luther King, Jr. federal was first observed in 1986. But it took another 17 years for all 50 states to recognize the holiday.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 05 January 2024

Stacy M. Brown

The wealth and influence of a few Black Americans won’t mean anything to racists who, just like after the Civil War, seized all they could from Black people and will undoubtedly be positioned to do it again.

Details: Written by Tom Hastings; Published: 02 January 2024

Tom Hastings

The countless stories of disenfranchised people around the world making a difference in their democracies--or even creating democracy where there had been none--can help motivate us when we feel like it's hopeless. People like Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Alice Paul, and so many more are still influential even though they've passed on.