By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson recently filed for bankruptcy and testified in court that despite his flashy public...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Are we living in the last days? If so, what are we doing about it? It seems the world is...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist “New York, New York Big City of Dreams but Everything in New York is Not Always What It Seems You...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist One of my mentors asked me why I was so quiet and not making my voice heard in the streets...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last conversation with Harry Belafonte echoed in my head as I watched the Ferguson aftermath send...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In wake of the tragic plane crash that killed Pastor Myles Munroe his wife, Ruth, and seven other passengers of the...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist If you want a provocative comment about the Black community, turn to Charles Barkley. The NBA Hall of Famer made headlines...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist My Brother’s Keeper Initiative was developed under the Obama administration to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It is very important that we focus on building strong households and foundations that will survive the test of time. We...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Is it me or does it seem like the powers that be are trying to have a Ebola virus scare in...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It was all a dream. Salt n Pepa and Heavy D in a limousine. Hanging pictures on my wall….. I share...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist “Pretty Boy” Floyd hit the scene with the loud, over zealous crooners anticipating his ascension in 1993. He was handsome, he...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist So now that we know that the state of the Black Community is worse than it was 50 years ago, what...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Hip Hop has always had a fetish with gangster movies and characters. We often see artists referring to themselves in...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Remember when our elders used to chastise us for using the N-word. They used to say “People died for you not...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist I had the honor of sitting in on LL Cool Jay’s private listening session in New York City. He was previewing...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In light of all the racism mounting up around us I put myself in Harriet Tubman’s shoes. Her mind had to...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York is in the news against, this time allegedly for officer brutalizing inmates. I...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Lately, Hip Hop news has been fueled with beef and rants of all kinds. Meek Mill is beefing with Wale because...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It’s gonna be hell up in Harlem this month. The race for New York’s 13th Congressional District’s Democratic primary has the once...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist The NBA playoffs, the NFL draft, and elevator music with Jay Z and Beyonce are all distractions in the pursuit of...