By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls, because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the […]
By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist We have been going through my archives. Some of my writings from the past still apply today. Some are more relevant today than they were back then (in the 1980s). The following is one of those articles that I’m compelled to republish. The emergence of Ronald Reagan […]
FORT WAYNE—Fort Wayne City Council At-Large candidate Michelle Chambers is scheduled to host the second in a series of Question and Answer meetings for the public from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 23 at the Aboite Branch of the Allen County Public Library, 5630 Coventry Lane. Chambers said diversifying city council is important, as […]
Dear Community Partners: Not just a difference, but we can make the difference. As a city of churches, we, Fort Wayne have the power to make the 2015 elections count—for our children, our community and our church. It is our legacy! We must not waste this opportunity to give voice to our needs and concerns. […]
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The midterm elections are over, the final numbers are in and they don’t look pretty if you’re a progressive. So, I am going to propose something our national African American leaders should have suggested a long time ago: It’s time for us to switch. No, not to the Republican […]
FORT WAYNE—The Fort Wayne Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, announce the dates for watching their Meet the 2014 Candidates Forum on Public Access TV. During this midterm election year, the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Links, Incorporated focused on “Engaging Allen County Citizens to Connect Voting to Issues in a Non-partisan Environment.” Their 2nd Biennial Meet the Candidates Forum, showcases […]
FORT WAYNE—From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, September 27, the Fort Wayne Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is scheduled to sponsor a “Voter Education, Voter Engagement” Forum for the community-at-large at Indiana Tech Law School, The Courtroom, 1600 East Washington Blvd. Stand up for your right to vote! Please submit questions for the speakers to: ftwaynelinks@gmail.com. Preceding […]
FORT WAYNE—The Fort Wayne Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is scheduled to convene more than 17 candidates for their 2nd Biennial Meet the Candidates Forum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 6 at the Allen County Public Library’s Meeting Room A, 900 Library Plaza. Candidates who accepted the invitation to speak on Sept. 6, include the non-partisan […]
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA)–Despite major advances to access to the ballot box nearly 50 years after the passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), blacks, living primarily in the South and Southwest, continued to face challenges at the ballot box, according to National Commission on Voting Rights (NCVR) report. “Though […]
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I’m Gonna Make A Change, For Once In My Life It’s Gonna Feel Real Good, Gonna Make A Difference Gonna Make It Right… I’m Starting With The Man In The Mirror I’m Asking Him To Change His Ways And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make […]
Video interview with Rose Broadnax on Justice or Else march
By Eric D. Hackley Click here to read the transcript Brother Rose the Home Repair Contractor discusses the liberating potential of the “Justice or Else” Movement. He discusses the ways we were brainwashed and the eradication of “slave mentality.” He also discusses the involvement of the Whites, Indians, Mexicans and others. Brother Rose and I […]
Video by Eric Hackley Fort Wayne Activist/Educator and Lady Leader Nicole King shares the very personal side of the “Justice or Else” Washington, DC March and why she not only had to attend, but why she took her children.
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