
By Brenda H. Andrews Publisher New Journal and Guide Last week I traveled to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio to participate on a Black History Month...
By Joey Matthews Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected...

BALTIMORE Moments before the deadline to enter the mayoral race expired on Feb. 3, Black Lives Matter member DeRay Mckesson submitted the necessary paperwork and became...

Congress actually got some big things done this year. By just about any standard, the House and Senate passed more significant pieces of legislation in 2015...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Manpower and money did not translate into victory for Virginia Governor Terry...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide The election to determine the next mayor of Norfolk will not take place until next...
By Juan Williams Alabama’s Republican political leaders last week began slyly backpedalling from their plan to close 31 offices that issue drivers’ licenses in counties...
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist ...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Some of the protections that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act itself have been weakened as a...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1965 Voting Rights Act into...