But, calls perspective 'loving criticism'
By Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Editor-in-Chief
WASHINGTON (NNPA)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., expressing sorrow for a
vulgar remark that he made concerning presidential hopeful Barack Obama, said
his only intent was to point out the need to balance campaign talk about
self-responsibility and faithbased initiatives in the black community with talk
about the crisis that America's black communities...
[FULL STORY]
|
|
By Anita Dortch
After a year of planning the trip to Brazil, Pastor Anthony Payton of Come As
You Are Ministries, Dorthy Abernathy, Lillie Mabson and I journeyed to Rio de
Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia June 16 through June 25. We joined a group of
educators from Maryland and Pennsylvania and departed the USA via Brazilian
Airlines for a 10-hour...
[FULL STORY]
|
|
|
By James Wright
Special to the NNPA from the
Afro-American Newspapers
WASHINGTON (NNPA)- With Sen. Barack Obama as the presumptive
Democratic Party nominee for president, some black members of the Republican
Party face a dilemma: support their white candidate (Sen. John McCain RAriz.) or
cross party lines and vote for the first African American with a serious chance
to win the White House.
The conflict came to light recently when the National Black Republican
Association (NBRA) released plans to...
[FULL STORY]
|