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2015: New Year, Same Goals

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After We Marched: Distractions, Distortions And Bold-Faced Lies

A week ago, the NAN offices were busy with activity.  We were planning for the Justice For All March that…
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Police Killings Picked Up Where Lynching Left Off

We like to think of the racial violence of America’s recent past as an aberration, that it cropped up during…
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When Blaming The Black Guy Backfires And More…

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Father’s Day Reminds Us Why Networks of Dads…

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End Gun Violence In Chicago: Latest Black News…

HELP US – WE’RE DYING! And while you’re at it, we also need to hear from you about all the…
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Saggy Pants, Hood Disease, More Black-Firsts: Things You…

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NYC’s First Lady A ‘Bad Mom’? [OPINION]

In New York Magazine’s recent feature, NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray speaks frankly and honestly about an incredibly taboo subject:…
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The Courts Can Outlaw Racist Policies, But They…

Sixty years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, education inequalities still exist. What did we really achieve through…
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I was sitting quietly in my office doing some work and a question suddenly gripped me: what would it be…
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Bringing Back Our Girls

Why bringing back the Nigerian girls who were kidnapped and sold as brides is about a much bigger issue, and…
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Investing In Black Males: Why Pro Sports Gets…

Recently, I started thinking of pragmatic ways to bridge the gaps of opportunity for Black males. Seeing that this is…
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Challenging The Culture of Racism; What You Need…

  Usually on The Lookout I share my views on at least five stories concerning Black folks in the media…
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Black People Report To A Donald Sterling Every…

Some people would call it bitterly ironic that the Supreme Court decided to uphold the state of Michigan’s ban on…
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: How…

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Getting The Education And Care We Deserve: What…

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Our Fight for Justice, Truth, & The Future…

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Gun Violence, Mental Health & #GetCovered: What You…

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