Commentary

Medical research shows same-sex parents raise healthy children

Thursday, 30 August 2012 15:13 Minnesotans United for All Families

The Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MN-AAP) announced recently its formal opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for committed, same-sex couples in Minnesota. MN-AAP joined the coalition with Minnesotans United for All Families, citing the decision as a “child health issue.”

Yes, Culture Matters: National Black Business Month

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 15:30 William Reed

The Business of America is Business – President Calvin Coolidge, 1925

Do you know the definitions of “commerce,” “entrepreneurship” and/or “free-enterprise”?

Mapping the war on the right to vote

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 15:15 Marian Wright Edelman

Our nation’s democracy is in a crisis. We are facing the biggest challenge to our nation since its inception. No, there is not an armed rebellion going on, but, oh, is there a war—a silent, insidious, invidious, nefarious, absolutely downright ugly war. And the war is on the right to vote for American citizens.
-- Barbara Arnwine, July 2012

Business Exchange: Is "Gay" the "New Black"?

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 01:12 William Reed

Ordering lunch just got a lot more complicated than deciding, "Do you want fries with that?" All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political and economic statement.

Worrying about my Black boy’s future

Monday, 20 August 2012 23:14 Allison R. Brown America's Wire Writers Group

Our angst certainly isn't unique among parents of Black boys. What's unique for us and for other such parents is that when we peek inside the matrix, we panic. Agents out there are bearing down on our son — bloodthirsty for his dignity, his humanity — as if he were the one. We feel outnumbered, but we hunker down for battle.

Pictured: Allison Brown, Worried parent.

Village Currency: The Principles of Timebanking

Monday, 20 August 2012 23:11 Dr. Artika Tyner

Difficult economic times are widespread both nationally and locally. In Minnesota, African Americans are facing tough economic times which are evidenced by 37.2 percent of families living in poverty and the largest unemployment gap disparity in the Nation (between Blacks and Whites). The Community Justice Project and the St. Paul Chapter of the NAACP are working together to develop practical solutions for addressing these economic challenges impacting the African American community and other diverse populations. One such solution is supporting the growth and development of TimeBanks locally.

Need I say it again……..

Friday, 17 August 2012 15:29 Cloves C. Campbell, NNPA Chairman

Last week I penned an article titled “Show Me the Money.” The article questioned whether or not the Black Vote was being taken for granted by the OBAMA campaign due to the small amount of resources allocated to the Black press and other Black entities.