Farai Gunda, FORBES (Forbes)—With the continent’s most populous nation, Nigeria heading for presidential elections coming up this Saturday, the White House released a video of President Barack Obama’s...
Farai Gunda, FORBES (Forbes)—With the continent’s most populous nation, Nigeria heading for presidential elections coming up this Saturday, the White House released a video of President Barack Obama’s...
Jonathan Stempel, REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters)—The trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff’s victims on Monday announced a settlement to recoup $93 million from a “feeder...
Brennan Williams, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—As the investigation on this week’s brutal arrest of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson continues, many UVA students...
Richard Marini, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE (The Houston Chronicle)—A lot of the advice in the recently released U.S. dietary guidelines sounds familiar, yet it holds a...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is highlighting private-sector efforts to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to pursue education in science,...
Hope Yen, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services...
Ever since she answered a newspaper classified ad in 1967 that read, “Wanted: One Soul Singer” – which happened to be the title of her favorite...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Recently, I wrote that today’s Republican Party is gripped by a severe problem – an acting-the-fool dynamic produced...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Long Distant Lover I am a 50-year-old field service engineer who travels 75 percent of the year for work. I...
Andrea Rodriguez and Peter Orsi, ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA (AP) — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks...
Andrea Rodriguez and Peter Orsi, ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA (AP) — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks...
Michael Winter, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The 20-year-old black University of Virginia student bloodied by alcohol-control officers outside a bar last week was denied entry after a...
Michael Winter, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The 20-year-old black University of Virginia student bloodied by alcohol-control officers outside a bar last week was denied entry after a...
Mike Wendling, BBC (BBC.com)—Hugely popular black American celebrities are at the receiving end of criticism by black Twitter users using the hashtag #BlackCelebsBeLike. “Racism was an...
Catalina Camia, USA TODAY LYNCHBURG, Va. (USA Today)—Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off the first major Republican presidential campaign of the 2016 election, vowing Monday to...
Catalina Camia, USA TODAY LYNCHBURG, Va. (USA Today)—Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off the first major Republican presidential campaign of the 2016 election, vowing Monday to...
Mesfin Fekadu, ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — John Legend says he’s concerned that the “Blurred Lines” verdict could set a scary precedent for artists...
Scott Bauer, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Wisconsin’s voter identification law, after having blocked...
Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching a likely presidential campaign announcement next month, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that income inequality and wage...
Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching a likely presidential campaign announcement next month, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that income inequality and wage...
Nina Mandell, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Mo’ne Davis said she sent a letter to Bloomsburg University asking them to reinstate a baseball player kicked off the...
Steven Cook, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport)—The Sweet 16 is finally upon us, which means the 2015 NCAA tournament will restart this weekend with a number of high-profile...
Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES (USA Today)—Former NFL star Darren Sharper was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday in Arizona after pleading guilty...
By Doris I. Mangrum In 1943, a 14 year-old African American male was strolling along the streets of Ferguson, Missouri when the police asked him...