The Church and The Movement Why The Faith Community Is Marching, Too – Part 1

Downtown Confederate Monument to be Removed Johnny Reb statue was removed last week from top of 80-foot pillar

NORFOLK, VA  In the interest of public safety, the remaining portion of the downtown Confederate Monument will be removed beginning Tuesday morning, June 16.   On Friday...

JUNETEENTH (June 19th) Its Symbolism, Substance and Significance

By John L. Horton One hundred and fifty-five years after slaves were declared free, I can imagine the joy and jubilation in Galveston, Texas, when the proclamation...

Lessons From Bush v. Gore: Every Vote Counts and Every Vote Must Be Counted

By  Barbara J. Pariente and Peggy A. Quince Special To The New Journal and Guide From butterfly ballots to hanging chads, the Florida Supreme Court became...

Christ Sake

Cartoonist Walt Carr has been a freelance cartoonist for over 50 years and started drawing political cartoons in ’93. His work is carried in a number...

Trump Issues Attack Tweet After Colin Powell Says He’ll Vote For Biden

WASHINGTON, DC Gen. Colin Powell speaking recently on CNN’s “State of the Union” set off a Trump tweet when said he would be voting for the...

COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

Lisa Olivia Fitch Editor in Chief Our Weekly News If a Tsunami happens on the other side of the world, some may be unaware and unaffected....

Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The novel coronavirus has ravaged most of the globe, but in the U.S., African Americans and other...

Kareem Abdul Jabbar: ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests’

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent  @StacyBrownMedia  Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is no stranger to social activism and protests.  Jabbar, the all-time...

Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People

By Glenn Ellis TriceEdneyWire.com Have you ever put any real attention on the mental health issues in African Americans associated with police brutality? The data is...