Blackonomics: Black-owned ComproTax Is One of the Best in the Business By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Having written many articles on what takes place from...
By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) One of the post-election highlights for me was the meeting between Donald Trump and Bob Johnson. Billionaire to billionaire, Democrat...
By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Negroes…sometimes choose their own leaders but unfortunately they are too often the wrong kind. Negroes do not readily follow persons...
By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) “When the axe came into the Forest, the trees said, ‘The handle is one of us.’” — Macedonian Axiom “A...
By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In April 2005, I wrote an article titled, “Billion Dollar March,” at the behest of “The Ice Supreme Man” Ashiki...
By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The call for a moratorium on charter schools by the NAACP is a case of “Throwing the baby out with...
By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) More than a couple of million folks have responded to the words spoken by Jesse Williams, which points out...
By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) “Where you been, boy?” When I heard those words in June 1966, I knew I was going to have...
By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Coalition-building is the best way for Black people to make the kind of progress we need to make in...
By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) While Black people are bogged down in shallow and meaningless political discourse, our vaunted Black organizations continue to be...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Aren’t you tired of the rap and clap sessions by political wannabees and their respective contingents? I know I...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist One thing is for sure; Black folks are enjoying this latest political mating dance with Bernie Sanders and Hillary...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “…we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Does it really matter who wins the Presidency? How can it matter to Black folks, considering the way we...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Our seemingly endless conversations about what Black people “need to have” and “need to do” are nothing short of...
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Gil Scott-Heron once asked: “Just how blind will America be? The world is on the edge of its seat;...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In war, one of the first things the enemy does is destroy his adversary’s ability to communicate within its ranks. Chaos...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When Donald Trump first spoke about his intentions to run for president and called out Mexicans and Hispanics in general,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Here is something to think about as we watch the political circus that is currently dominating the news: Black people...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist What do you consider to be the most important issue facing Black people in America? Jobs? The criminal justice system?...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Katrina does not need the word “Hurricane” as a descriptor; we are on a first name basis with her. Thousands...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Taken every five years and published in phases over two or three years, the Economic Census of Black-owned businesses has...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “I’ll see your two Blacks and raise you two more.” The vast majority of the news is centered on politics,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Happy Birthday, Marcus Garvey! This is not a history lesson; it is simply about homage, recognition, and appreciation of a Black...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist With as much meaningless and non-redeeming information being discussed on radio and TV among Black folks, I often wonder if...