By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Few Hang-out Friends Dear Alma, I have a nice majority of friends. However, I hang out mostly with my cousin....
Kevin Tofel, ZDNET (ZDNet.com) — Have you been saving up for a new Mac laptop or desktop? You might want to hang on to...
Philippe Sotto, ASSOCIATED PRESS RENNES, France (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted two police officers accused of contributing to the deaths of two...
Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Retirees are bringing unprecedented levels of student loan debt into their later years, according to a new report...
Ben Bolch, LOS ANGELES TIMES (Los Angeles Times) — The game wasn’t over when Chris Paul made his congratulatory rounds. There was a hug for...
Luke Morgan Britton, NME (NME) — Kanye West performed at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night (May 17). The rapper...
Andres Jauregui, HUFFINGTON POST (The Huffington Post) — Writer and social justice activist Dream Hampton took to Twitter on Sunday to give credit to Jay-Z...
Nedra Pickler, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the...
Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender Shanesha Taylor, 35, the Arizona mother who left her children in a scorching hot car in March of last...
Peter Herman, THE WASHINGTON POST BALTIMORE (The Washington Post) — Andre Hunt counseled troubled kids through the Boys and Girls Club. He volunteered at the...
By Doshon Farad Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Daily World In a country that prides itself on being the apex of liberty and...
Students at Fremont High School learned the importance of money management from two men with ties to both the Bay Area and the Oakland Raiders. ...
Even though blues pioneer Bob Geddins wrote and produced numerous national hit records between 1948 and 1961 – by such blues and R&B artists as Lowell...
Ben Kesling and Cameron McWhirter, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (The Wall Street Journal) — The percentage of African-Americans in U.S. police departments has remained flat...
Emily Yahr, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — Though “Good Morning America” promoted an exclusive interview with Bill Cosby where the embattled 77-year-old comedian...
By Chris Bennett Special to the NNPA from The Seattle Medium Three days after being diagnosed with breast cancer on her 35th birthday Bridgette...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The Missouri legislature ended its session Friday night having passed virtually none of the reforms...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The Missouri legislature ended its session Friday night having passed virtually none of the reforms...
Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, 68, stepped into the ring with former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield Friday night...
Adam Fromal, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — When the Golden State Warriors step onto Oracle Arena’s hardwood to kick off the Western Conference Finals against either the Los Angeles...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every NBA fan knows Blake Griffin, resident dunk-monster of Lob City. His one-handed jams have been fodder for highlight reels since his...
Hunter Schwarz, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Washington Post) — Hillary Clinton hasn’t always had the best relationship with Hollywood and celebrities; in 2008,...
Hunter Schwarz, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Washington Post) — Hillary Clinton hasn’t always had the best relationship with Hollywood and celebrities; in 2008,...
Koran Addo, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns invoked the Black Lives Matter slogan in Washington University’s...
Maanvi Singh, NPR (NPR.com) — They switched diets. Twenty South Africans gave up their corn porridge and vegetable stews for burgers and fries. And 20...