HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Missy Elliott is going to “Work It” at the Super Bowl with Katy Perry. A person familiar...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Missy Elliott is going to “Work It” at the Super Bowl with Katy Perry. A person familiar...
(CNN) – He’s back! After more than 30 years, Eddie Murphy is returning to Saturday Night Live. The comedy legend will appear on the 40th...
(CNN) – He’s back! After more than 30 years, Eddie Murphy is returning to Saturday Night Live. The comedy legend will appear on the 40th...
(Reuters) – Hip-hop star Jay-Z is buying a Scandinavian music streaming company for $56 million to add to a business empire that has spanned clothing...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring an end to “mindless austerity,” President Barack Obama called for a surge in government...
WASHINGTON (McClatchy) — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a bill Thursday that would end all travel restrictions for Americans who want to visit Cuba. The...
The Oakland Unified School District’s three new school board members and newly hired superintendent have taken their positions just as two of the district’s most protracted...
(New York Times) – The fat yellow package was addressed to the principal, students and staff of Mott Hall Bridges Academy in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Inside were...
(Fox News) – Denver’s police chief has ordered a review of cases where an officer fired at a moving car after perceiving it to be...
STEVEN DUBOIS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Daimler Trucks North America agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle discrimination complaints filed by six minority workers...
(BBC) – AU commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the threat posed by the Islamist group required a “collective, effective and decisive response”. Boko Haram has...
(BBC) – AU commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the threat posed by the Islamist group required a “collective, effective and decisive response”. Boko Haram has...
ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Marshawn Lynch changed the script and fired back at his critics. After two days of giving only...
ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Marshawn Lynch changed the script and fired back at his critics. After two days of giving only...
RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Marion “Suge” Knight, the former rap music mogul with a long history of violent crimes, was...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Race relations can be a touchy subject. Only a very perceptive filmmaker could tackle the topic and be remotely...
Many Oakland residents are saying that the City Council’s public hearing on critical issues that impact African Americans in Oakland is a good first step. ...
WASHINGTON (Fayetteville Observer) – Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch won two key Republican endorsements Thursday en route to likely confirmation as the first black woman...
(Vox) – Cooperation with law enforcement helped increase the number of Americans absolved of previous criminal convictions to 125 in 2014 — a record high since...
Oakland has the chance to be a model for cities across the country on how city government can effectively respond to the Black Lives Matter movement,...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest prepaid mobile provider, TracFone Wireless, will pay $40 million to settle government claims that it...
EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not only does a feature of a popular Google Inc. mobile app put police officers’ lives in danger, it...
(TechCrunch) – Microsoft today launched Outlook for Android and iOS phones and tablets, based on the application it acquired when it bought Acompli last December. These new applications will go live in their respective...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the highest number since the nation’s economy...