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CFPB proposes helping debt collectors instead of consumers: Unlimited text messages, email, and 7 phone calls per week per collector
By Charlene Crowell When it comes to personal finance, multiple issues confront consumers every day. From ever-deepening student debt, to denials on mortgage applications, and small-dollar borrowing known as payday loans that come with legal triple-digit interest rates in 33 states — all contribute to a series of financial challenges. But there is also another form…
Right-wing Disrupters
By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor Recently, I saw two separate stories about right-wing disrupters. In one case, a well-known bookstore in the Washington, DC area, “Politics & Prose,” was visited by right-wing disrupters during a book event focused on “whiteness.” In another case, a discussion of race and politics in the Dominican Republic…
Judge Damon Keith: The Nation Mourns a Peerless Champion of Justice
By Marc H. Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “By denying the most vulnerable the right to vote, the Majority shuts minorities out of our political process. Rather than honor the men and women whose murdered lives opened the doors of our democracy and secured our right to vote, the Majority has abandoned this court’s standard of review…
Experts: ‘Jury of your Peers’ Rarely Applies to African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia If accused of a crime, American justice supposedly guarantees the right to a trial in front of a “jury of your peers.” However noble the idea might be in theory, many legal experts acknowledge that, due to systemic racism, having a jury of your peers is often just…
Don’t Skip the Work
By Morgan A. Owens, NNPA Newswire Contributor My father always told me I needed to, “pay my dues” in life and I never truly understood what that meant and why I needed to. My life was planned: you go to school, you go to college, you graduate, and you get a good job. I learned…
Guidance From Wise, Courageous Ancestral Warriors
By A. Peter Bailey (TriceEdneyWire.com) – It was in 1619, 400 years ago, that the first African captives were brought to what is now Virginia, North America. Since that time, many of our courageous ancestral warriors, men and women, have fought against the physical and psychological terrorism inflicted by the proponents of white supremacy/racism. If…
By Barney Blakeney I figured this week I’d write about the need for organized strategies in the continuing struggle for Black folks’ equality in our community. I know a lot of stuff happens behind the scenes that most, myself included, are not aware of. But it seems abundantly clear there’s not a whole lot of…
Read MoreBy Beverly Gadson-Birch How many of you have heard the saying, “money talks”? Y’all old schoolers can put your hands down. Now, how many of y’all old schoolers remember “Operation Lost Trust”? Operation Lost Trust happened nearly twenty years ago involving South Carolina Legislators and resulted in specific limits being placed on campaign contributions in local…
Read MoreBy Hakim Abdul-Ali In the Islamic world, the most anticipated time of the year is the arrival of the luminous month of Ramadan. It’s a sacred month where its thirty day month fasting period requirement is a premium virtuous endeavor for all of its sincere and dutiful observants. Ramadan is actually the ninth month of…
Read MoreBy Barney Blakeney From Day 1 I knew the shared Future Project would be an issue. I’ve done some time serving on boards of directors. They’re double-edged swords – they offer excellent and meaningful opportunities to give back, but they’re time-consuming and often require some financial investment as well. Ultimately I think they’re well worth…
Read MoreBy Beverly Gadson-Birch We will not rest as long as there is unrest in our communities and disparities in our schools. We have had four senseless killings of young African American males within the past two weeks. That’s four deaths too many. While we can’t place the recent rash of murders by young African American males solely…
Read MoreBy Hakim Abdul-Ali Afrika is the mother of all “hue-manity” because it’s the birthplace of all “hue-man” creation. As such, I’ve come to recognize that much wisdom must be hidden within the very soul of this magnificent continent’s noble people. Over the past five decades, I’ve studied many proverbial offerings from this vast, ancient seat…
Read MoreTo Members of the North Charleston Community: As most of you are aware, the Garrett Academy closure announcement had made it necessary to “pause” the Mission Critical work in North Charleston while we sought clarification of the announcement from the superintendent and school board members. There is agreement on all sides that the district could have…
Read MoreBy Robert R. Macdonald The Make It Right campaign to remove the John C. Calhoun monument from Marion Square devalues the importance of studying and understanding the past. Forgetting moments from our personal lives and our shared national history is natural. Who wants to be reminded of the times we as individuals and as a nation failed…
Read MoreMay is Mobility Month! Formerly known as Bike Month, Charleston Moves dedicates May to promoting streets that are complete for everyone, designed to enable safe access for all users. We believe in the transformative power of allowing the community to choose among many safe ways to travel. When we’re able to ride a bike, walk…
Read MoreAdults should live so that young people would want to pattern themselves after us. We need to help young people stay focused so they would not end up a statistic or in jail. All young people want is for someone to love them. We have enough to go around. Adults should help young people make…
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